and ah ed ▁structure ▁of ▁local ▁tim ber ▁with ▁weather board ▁sheet ing . ▁The ▁plan ▁is ▁basically ▁a ▁square ▁with ▁project ing ▁b ays ▁to ▁the ▁main ▁rooms . ▁These ▁bay ▁windows ▁contain ▁rather ▁distinct ive ▁sh aped ▁fen estr ation ▁recall ing ▁the ▁English ▁Goth ic - Re v ival . ▁The ▁gal van ised ▁steel ▁ver and ah ▁roof s ▁have ▁a ▁distinct ive ▁o ge e ▁shape ▁and ▁the ▁wide ▁ver and ah s ▁possess ▁deep ▁pointed ▁tim ber ▁val ence ▁bo ards ▁with ▁cast ▁iron ▁columns , ▁pan els ▁and ▁fr ie ze ▁which ▁im part ▁an ▁air ▁of ▁light ness ▁contrast ing ▁with ▁the ▁solid ▁mass ing ▁of ▁the ▁b ays . ▁ ▁The ▁house ▁interior ▁is ▁l ined ▁with ▁horizontal ▁be aded ▁tim ber ▁bo ards ▁throughout ▁which ▁were ▁originally ▁st ained . ▁ ▁The ▁major ▁rooms ▁are ▁grand ▁in ▁scale ▁( up ▁to ▁ 1 0 m ▁by ▁ 9 m ) ▁with ▁the ▁gener ous ▁ce iling ▁height ▁of ▁ 4 . 8 m ▁throughout . ▁All ▁these ▁rooms ▁contain ▁rich ▁Victor ian ▁mar ble ▁mant el pie ces ▁to ▁the ▁fire p laces ▁with ▁pattern ▁in l ays ▁to ▁sides ▁and ▁hear th . ▁The ▁central ▁st air case ▁is ▁of ▁impress ive ▁proport ions ▁with ▁ced ar ▁bal ust rade ▁and ▁pan elling ▁surr ounds ▁reflect ing ▁a ▁taste ▁for ▁" Old ▁English " ▁detail ing ▁( National ▁Trust ▁of ▁Australia ▁( NS W ), ▁ 1 9 7 8 ). ▁