12 Peveril Drive

Now part of large detached house (including Parkdale) but originally, probably a separate dwelling. One of a similarly styled group of late Victorian villas, also including 8 and 10 Peveril Drive and 24 Hamilton Drive. Built c1890 in an area previously used since the beginning of the 19c for garden allotments, known as Fishpond Gardens. In single household use. Three storeys above ground including attic storey. Cellars. Two storey rear wing with single storey rear extension. Red brick facades with brick / terracotta string courses at storey height levels. Two storey canted window bay with hipped roof on front facade plus single storey flat roofed pointed bay on side elevation. Also, angular oriel type window on shaped bracket at ground floor level on side. Small areas of rendered / painted brickwork at rear. Stone sills and chamfered lintels to door and window openings plus moulded details to main entrance doorway and glazed apertures above door. The stonework has now been painted. Gabled roof with clay plain tiles plus perforated clay ridge tiles and finials. Prominent, painted timber bargeboards at gables. Original brick chimney stacks with brick relief patterning and corbelled caps. Many original chimney pots. Some original c.i. rainwater fittings and downpipes have been replaced. Original casement windows on main front and side elevations with sash windows predominantly at the rear. Some window alterations plus addition of roof windows. Steel fire escape staircase to side elevation. Original brick boundary wall to Peveril Drive now partly removed to provide access to car parking space in former front garden area and to flat roofed garage building. Original house remains mainly intact externally with no significant alterations or extension.