Survey Data
Reg No
13833010
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic, Historical
Original Use
House
In Use As
House
Date
1780 - 1820
Coordinates
314177, 316863
Date Recorded
03/08/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1800. L-plan, two-storey return to west elevation set in internal angle, single-storey block to south. Pitched slate roofs, roll-top clay ridge tiles, painted smooth rendered corbelled chimneystacks, cast-iron gutters on painted smooth rendered eaves corbel course, cast-iron downpipes. Painted ruled-and-lined smooth rendered walling, block-and-start quoins to east elevation; smooth rendered walling to west. Square-headed window openings, block-and-start rendered jambs with flat-arched lintels (east), smooth rendered reveals, painted stone sills, painted timber sliding sash windows, tripartite to ground floor with six-over-six flanked by two-over-two panes, four-over-eight sliding sash windows to first floor, six-over-six sliding sash windows to west with exposed sliding sash cases; round-headed window to return, painted smooth rendered surround, painted two-over-two timber sliding sash window with horizontal glazing bars, stained glass margin lights. Elliptical-headed door opening, block-and-start rendered jambs and archivolt, moulded render architrave, painted timber sidelights with painted stone sills, sunbeam fanlight, painted timber raised-and-fielded ten-panel door, brass door furniture. Set in own grounds, garden to east and west, white-washed outbuilding to west with external flight of stone steps leading to loft door, central path leading from painted rendered circular piers with pyramidal caps and ball finials, painted wrought-iron gates, smooth rendered quadrant walls with saddle-coping, view of sea to east.
Appraisal
Originally owned by the Marquis of Anglesea, this handsome house displays symmetry and proportioning making an elegant façade. The survival of original timber sliding sash windows and the striking doorway add architectural interest. The round-headed window with its stained glass lights is a particularly interesting feature adding a subtle artistic quality to the house. Beautifully situated overlooking the sea, the splayed entranceway completes the structure.