57 Elgin Street

Dichromatic, Victorian church of Italian Romanesque inspiration, having west tower with slated spire fronting ornate, machicolated gable with copper pinnacles at pilasters (1878).

Tower - Tall flight of open steps leads to entry at base of tower. Pair of oak doors on heavy, decorative hinges each contains small, leaded window. Tympanum has transom window comprising three circular panes with small spandrel panes between, all with leaded panes. Deep arch is built of multiple, buff-brick, rowlock voussoirs corbelling out to projecting hood-moulding, with buff-brick imposts at either side. At either side of tower, red-brick pilasters, with various buff-brick stringcourses, rise full-height to slated, facetted roof, with round-headed louvers below small wooden pediments, at each pitch. At mid-height, large, stained-glass oculus is framed in buff-brick, rowlock headers is as at front doorway. Spandrel panels above are decorated with rusticated, basket-weave brickwork. At next level, five, narrow niches have buff-brick band-course below and flat-arch, buff-brick headers above. Additional band-course over niches extends around tower, just below wooden sills of belfry. Belfry is open on north, south and west sides. Round brick arches contain wooden colonettes, with bases and capitals, which form pair of round-headed apertures having wooden spandrels with minor, incised decoration. Buff-brick stringcourse exists towards mid-height of belfry. Arch above is (again) built of buff-brick with multiple rows of corbelled rowlock headers, with imposts extending through pilasters to form peripheral stringcourse. Spandrels at top of tower are decorated with rusticated, basket-weave brickwork, above which three corbelled courses bring wall-plane below out to meet plane of adjacent pilasters.

Tall, Italianate, Victorian two-storey, buff-brick house with exotic, red-brick trim, and having gable with unusual braces and modillions, and intact, decorated chimneys (c. 1890).

Rectory Description - Imposing house has rendered foundation below red-brick plinth with bevelled top course. Entrance porch at north side has replacement steps and landing supporting thin, replacement corner post. Upper porch woodwork comprises profiled fascia forming lower frame for rows of tall spindles, with thick, decorated brackets at corners and at mid-span, north side. Front door has unusual lozenge-shaped aperture with four triangular panes (with metal storm). Profiled transom and transom window are in flat-arch aperture built of red-brick voussoirs and upper jambs, over deep, peripheral band-course with projecting top course and central dog-toothed band. Roof above has plain fascia and black asphalt shingles. At height of second floor are two projecting, peripheral, red-brick band - except at bay window. Above porch is 1/1 replacement window in narrow aperture with masonry as described. (NB: Front windows are all thin-framed, modern replacements, set within original cases which are now flashed with aluminum. Thick wooden sills remain.) Central brick bay has 1/1 windows on three sides. Arches are as described, but central window has small pediment, and hood-moulding extends over adjacent windows. Peak has red-brick disc over buff-brick tympanum. Angled walls above have recessed spandrel panels of red-brick soldiers. Second floor has 1/1 windows, with flush, semi-circular pediment and buff-brick tympanum at central bay. Gable contains brick oculus with period wooden louvers. Narrow fascia above has deep mouldings and upper portion of soffits are supported by robust and ornate modillions. Gable eaves below are supported by braces extending in two directions, with punctured bottom lobes and upper pendant finials, and with wooden spandrels, each having small, framed oculus. To RH side, both floors have typical 1/1 windows, with pitched hood-mouldings over ground-floor voussoirs. Roof above has gablet with incised, sunburst motif and shingle-moulds. Similar gablet exists at central peak. Main eaves have chunky, punctured brackets at corners, and roof has wooded shingles and ridge boards, and three, partly rebuilt and decorated chimneys