Westmead

Westmead is a house built in the Queen Anne style, likely dating to the early 18th century. The building is two storeys high with a three-bay front, slightly set back to fit the constrained site. It is constructed of red brick in a Flemish bond pattern, with banded pilasters at the corners. The roof is red-tiled, hipped, with a pronounced bellcast at the eaves, and a modillion cornice. There are two tall brick chimney stacks with moulded caps.

The elevation facing Parc Howard Avenue has a central doorway with a six-panelled door, sidelights, and a moulded architrave with a segmental hood. Flanking the door are square projecting bays, each with three-over-eight-pane sash windows. To the right, the bay continues to the first floor, featuring a tile-hung panel between the floors, and a steep pediment with a modillion cornice above. A single sash window sits above the door, and paired eight-pane sash windows are placed at the upper left. The elevation to Felinfoel Road is symmetrical, with two square full-height bays, each containing three-over-eight-pane sash windows. Tile-hanging is present between the floors, with steep pediments and modillion cornices above. These bays are flanked by smaller eight-pane sash windows on each floor, each with rubbed brick surrounds.

The doorway leads into a small inner lobby featuring a mosaic tiled floor. Stained glass, including a heraldic emblem, is incorporated into the inner doorway and flanking panels. A central entrance hall and stairwell wrap around the principal rooms to the right and rear, with a kitchen to the left, and a small cloakroom adjacent to the entrance. The staircase has three storeys, with tall square newels, flat balusters that are intermittently pierced, and scrolled tread-ends. The hall features wood-grained dado panelling and doorways. The internal doors are mostly three-panelled with tall lower panels and overlights. Other original joinery includes deep skirting boards, and oak boarded floors. The drawing room to the right has a tiled fireplace in a bolection-moulded surround with a shouldered architrave and a picture rail. A rear room, formerly the dining room, also has a tiled fireplace with reeded pilasters to the architrave and a three-panelled overmantle, along with window seats. French doors with stained glass are located at the rear.

Upstairs, original joinery remains, as does a bathroom with original tile-work. The principal bedrooms retain original basins with marble surrounds.