Description
Originally: 2-storey and dormerless attic T-plan house of
c.1740, harled with ashlar dressings. South front 3-bay with
rusticated quoins, margins and cill and eaves band courses,
centre bay projects and raised as pedimental attic gablet
with broad stack, arched and keyblocked doorpieces with
moulded architrave, arch rings springing directly from
pilaster capitals; gables originally windowless with
cable-moulded scroll skews: rear wing enlarged on plan
c.1770/90 to form L-plan, broad 2-window gable. Rusticated
quoin angles with sections of cornice over looking down N
avenue; plain skews; 2 closer spaced attic windows in gable;
chimney gablet on W flank. Extensive alterations c.1911, 2
flanking wallhead attic gables with 4-light windows and slim
west wing containing service stair and servants rooms added
to produce gabled frontage; box dormers and 4 lights wide
ground floor rectangular bay added to N. elevation of back
wing. E wing added 1926 and demolished 1983. Interior work of considerable interest, unusual plan with long easy central
stair running back through series of timber arches to upper
hall in back wing, ceilings of both upper and lower halls
have plain circlets. Ground floor west room original kitchen,
high chimneypiece with lintel on cantilever brackets, 1st
floor west room has lugged architraved chimneypiece. Stair
rail replaced in cast-iron and other rooms partly refitted
c.1810 with reeded architraves between domino-block
cornerpieces, grey and white marble chimneypieces of similar
character, further woodwork added early 20th century, that in
N room with good decorative tiles.