Talarfor

Talarfor is a substantial house built in the Georgian style. It features dark coloured coursed rubble with lime joints, and has lined-out render on the first floor of the garden front. The hipped slate roof has overhanging eaves supported by paired modillion brackets and includes paired ridge stacks, with Velux roof lights in the attic. The building is two storeys tall with an attic within the roof and consists of three bays, along with a lower service range to the west.

The entrance front faces north and is symmetrical, featuring a central stone Tuscan porch with a parapet. The porch has recessed paired margin glazed doors that replicate the original inner doors, which are topped by a margin glazed overlight. On either side of the porch are 12-paned margin light sash windows, and there are similar windows on the first floor, all with painted reveals. The lower service wing to the right has a hipped roof and includes one bay with a 6-paned sash window, located to the right of the wall that defines the forecourt, and a second bay outside the wall. The porch is also visible in the return elevation, which has a 16-pane sash window above.

The rear elevation features lined-out render and includes a 20-pane sash window on the first floor, with a modern window below. The main house's rear elevation has a verandah at ground level, raised over a basement storey, supported by timber columns and topped with a glazed lean-to roof, which incorporates a small conservatory in the left-hand angle. The three-window elevation at the rear has French doors to the right and 12-pane margin light sash windows elsewhere.

Inside, the house is designed with an axial hall that runs parallel to the front wall, with the staircase offset to the right. This layout allows the principal rooms to face the garden and enjoy views of the sea. The original internal joinery includes shutters on all windows, and there is one original fireplace made of marble with Japanese tiles, which are said to have been brought back from one of John Williams' voyages.