30-38 (Even Nos) Lamer Street, 1-4 (Consecutive Nos) Buncles Court

Basil Spence and Partners, 1953-56 (Basil Spence, partner-in-charge; Hardie Glover, job architect; Andrew Renton, designer; Bruce Robertson, partner in charge; Sarah McCosh; Bill Rowarth; James Beveridge, Richard Cassidy). 3 storeys, L-plan housing with Modernist and vernacular references; part of a municipal housing development set around drying green near harbour, with land falling away to E. Cavity brick construction, painted harl with red sandstone random rubble at ground floor to N and E elevations and gables. Eaves course to gables. Flatted ground floor advanced to form exterior entrance walkway at 1st floor to maisonettes; exterior stair to walkway at E gable elevation supported on slender steel columns. Concrete walkway, treads, balconies, some lintels and projecting narrow cills; iron balustrades.

N (BUNCLES COURT) ELEVATION: 6 bays; irregular fenestration. Ground floor recessed at centre and left of centre, divided by random rubble wall. Store to outer left at ground. Single entrance door (No. 1) in central recess. Single entrance door to maisonette (No. 4) to 2nd bay from left; single entrance door with half glazed sidelight (Nos. 2 and 3) to left of centre and outer right bay.

E (LAMER STREET) ELEVATION: 5 bays with 2-bay gable to right; irregular fenestration. Ground floor recessed to outer bays and bay right of centre; overhang supported on iron columns; forestair to single entrance door in return. Single entrance doors with half glazed sidelight to maisonettes (Nos 34 and 36) at 2nd and 3rd bay from left. Gable with single entrance (No 38) at left; small projecting balcony at 3rd floor to right.

SW (REAR) ELEVATION: regular fenestration; projecting balconies at 2nd floor.

Variety of replacement uPVC glazing and doors. Grey slate pitched roofs; random rubble and coped ridge stacks, some with clay cans.

INTERIORS (partially seen 2010): simple plan-forms of flats and maisonettes generally intact; fisherman stores to ground floor.