Survey Data
Reg No
30405509
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural
Original Use
Country house
In Use As
Country house
Date
1815 - 1820
Coordinates
121895, 243191
Date Recorded
31/08/2010
Date Updated
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Description
Detached three-bay two-storey country house over basement, built 1816 and restored after fire in 1922, having half-octagonal porch, half-hexagonal bows to east elevation, and lower two-storey returns to rear. Hipped skirt slate roof with two stacks of twelve chimneypots at centre of roof, and moulded limestone cornice. Flat roof to porch. Ashlar limestone walls with plinth above basement level. Round-headed niches to front face of each half-hexagonal bow, and square-headed niches to rearmost faces of porch. Square-headed window openings having replacement uPVC frames. Porch has cut limestone walls, parapet and steps, with pilasters framing openings, and timber double-leaf doors with margined overlights. Outbuildings to north-east, having U-plan with wings, and walled garden to north of house with ancillary buildings. House and outbuildings stand in extensive grounds.
Appraisal
This medium-sized country house is distinguished by its fine ashlar limestone walls, porch and half-hexagon bows. The latter give the building an impressive side elevation and the use of classical details, such as niches, enhances the composition. Its setting, in wooded parkland, adds considerably to the site.