20 Hepburn Gardens

20 Hepburn Gardens is a double villa built between 1907 and 1908 by Gillespie & Scott, featuring two storeys and an attic with six bays in the Arts and Crafts style. The villa is constructed of exposed red facing brick and harl, showcasing a distinctive margined glazing pattern, and has overhanging eaves.

On the north elevation, the two central bays have regular window arrangements, with later box dormers in the attic. The advanced flanking bays feature a wide segmental arched entrance, which includes a timber and stained glass door flanked by sidelights and a fanlight. Above, there is an ironwork balcony with a central part-glazed timber door that breaks the eaves, topped with a semi-circular pediment. The outer bays have piended roof sections with paired bipartite windows on the ground floor and an oriel window on the first floor.

The south elevation is dominated by a six-bay arrangement, highlighted by a pair of polygonal-roofed, two-storey bay window projections that include an ironwork balcony on the first floor, featuring an integral timber and glazed door with a rectangular fanlight. To the right, at No 18, there are later flat-roofed additions of one and three storeys, along with box dormers in the attic.

The windows throughout are multi-pane timber sash and case with horns, predominantly featuring margined glazing in the upper sashes. Some lower sections have multi-panes, while others are plate glass. There are a few uPVC replacements and secondary glazing at the lower left of No 18. The roof is covered with graded grey slates, and there are tall mid-pitch stacks with cans, along with cast-iron rainwater goods.

Inside, as seen in 2006, there is a good simple Arts and Crafts decorative scheme, including five-panel timber doors with finely carved architraves in the principal rooms. The staircases feature simple geometric timber balustrades and handrails. The interior also includes several simple timber chimneypieces with tiled inserts, and the principal room in No 20 has timber beams and panelling.

The property is bordered by a low coped sandstone wall to the north.