Balmory, 21 Sherbrooke Avenue, Glasgow

W J Anderson, dated 1891. Asymmetric 2-storey and basement L-plan villa with renaissance detailing. Squared and snecked bull-faced sandstone with red ashlar dressings. Squared and snecked bull-faced red sandstone to base course. Cill courses, some stone transoms to windows, moulded openings, circular shallow-domed turret to SW, overhanging eaves.

W (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: to left, 5-light balustraded canted bay window at ground, tripartite window above with central opening lengthened to form door. To right, 2-bay section and 2-storey turret with 5-light window to ground floor. At eaves, triglyph frieze and cast-iron weathervane above with pierced lettering, 'DM 1891'. To far right, recessed red sandstone ashlar pilastered piend-roofed entrance porch with round arch.

Variety of glazing, predominantly timber sash and case, some with horns. Plate glass to W elevation. Graded grey slates.

INTERIOR: good. Some painted glass, leaded panes. Drawing room and dining room have upper sashes with leaded panes in interlace pattern. Drawing room with classical chimneypiece with columned overmantle and fixed pair of flanking display cases with glazed bow fronts with margined panes. Jacobethan ceiling and stylised flora frieze. Dado height timber panelling to dining room and timber overmantle with inset canted dislay cabinet all set within large round arched opening. Timber staircase with tall metal lamps at newel posts. 1st floor billiard room with round arched entrance with timber door with sidelights, the upper parts with leaded panes with painted glass scenes. Open timber ceiling. Moulded granite chimneypiece. 1st floor intact Art Deco bathroom. Pale green and black tiled walls with linoleum floor with central deco motif. Etched glass mirrors, 1 round, 1 rectangular. Salmon pink suite.

GATEPIERS AND BOUNDARY WALLS: to W, stepped squared and snecked bull-faced sandstone wall with flat coping. To SW, pair of massive squared and snecked bull-faced gatepiers, splayed red sandstone to bottom half. Rounded caps inscribed, 'BALMORY'.