Survey Data
Reg No
30808021
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Historical, Technical
Previous Name
The Manse
Original Use
Manse
Date
1850 - 1880
Coordinates
197372, 310815
Date Recorded
07/07/2003
Date Updated
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Description
Detached three-bay two-storey former Methodist manse, built c.1865, with return to rear. Now in use as a dental surgery and is set back from the road. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks. Decorative cast-iron brackets to rainwater goods. Pebbledashed walls with rendered plinth. Timber margined sash windows with stone sills. Timber panelled door with fanlight and stucco surround. Stone outbuilding to rear site. Pebbledashed outbuilding to east. Cast-iron railings to front on stone plinth with sandstone coping. Link corridor extension to west connects former manse to Methodist church.
Appraisal
The retention of much of its original fabric make this a notable structure. Of importance are the rosette-detailed cast-iron brackets to the rainwater goods and the timber sash windows with margin lights. Such elements are of architectural and technical significance.