3 Sydenham Road, Glasgow

3 Sydenham Road in Glasgow is an Italianate villa built around 1865 by Boucher & Cousland, part of a sequence of their designs in the area. The villa has been modified to have a flat roof and the original stacks have been removed. A significant addition was made by the firm of John Honeyman & Keppie around 1901 for J.T. Tullis, constructed between 1901 and 1902.

The original villa features two stories above a basement, with distinctive round-arched windows on the first floor that have single and grouped lights, pilastered jambs, and mullions framed in shallow-recessed square panels. The ground floor has square-headed windows with plate glass sashes. A square columned porch is recessed at the angle, while the main front follows an L-plan, with two bays at the ground floor showcasing large windows that light the public rooms, and three bays on the first floor. The exterior is finished in painted ashlar, although decorative eaves detailing has been replaced or concealed by modern fascia.

Inside, the villa retains much of its original decorative plasterwork and timberwork, including chimneypieces. The cast-iron stair balustrade is particularly elaborate, featuring a lion rampant and thistle detail.

The addition is tall with a rectangular plan, positioned between the villa and a service block, and spans four levels with closely spaced windows. A parapet conceals the roof, and there is a pend at the basement level. On the first floor, there are distinctive paired small lights leading to the billiard room. The front is finished in polished ashlar, while the garden side uses snecked rubble, and most of the glazing remains original, primarily with two-pane lower sashes and small-paned upper sashes. The exterior displays stripped Edwardian Baroque detail, while the interior features extensive Art Nouveau ornamentation, including chimneypieces, kitchen units, screens, and panelling, particularly on the staircase.

The service court, which includes a Mews Cottage, consists of two parallel ranges made of whitewashed ashlar and rubble. One slate-roofed range adjoins the house, while a separate range with an added wing and a modern concrete-tiled roof has become a separate house as of 1991. Gatepiers close off the court.