Italianate villa of circa 1870; 2 storeys plus 3-storey porch tower; bathstone ashlar with channel; rusticated quoins, slate roofs with deep eaves and dentil cornice, cornice band between floors; windows mainly covered but sashes where visible. Symmetrical design to 3 bay S front, central windows between deep splayed bays. To L, (W), return has panelled chimney breast, and 3 storey belevedere tower with pyramidal slate roof with dentil eaves, paired windows to upper stage, middle stage has 2 windows to S, camber-headed window to W with tall keystone; on ground floor, 3 camber-headed windows with keystones; to S, entrance doorway with shouldered architrave and keystone. To rear, further bay with single window to each floor. East elevation has single-storey 3-window bay, above this, chimney breast, 2 windows, and advanced bay with window to each floor. Modern flat-roofed extensions to rear.
The bulding was damaged by fire in 1990s and is currently derelict. The surviving structure was assessed in 2021 on the significance of the surviving physical structure of The Lawns Club and associated grounds; and the significance of the setting within the Kensington Place Conservation Area.
Reference: Report of a Heritage Impact and Setting Assessment for Land at The Lawns Club, 11 Kensington Grove, Newport. Produced by Archaeology Wales in 2021. Project: AW2902. Report no: 1978.