Description
Originally built as 18th century 2-storey, 3-bay house now
incorporated in E wing of larger later house, extended to 5
bays and refaced circa 1860. Much larger W wing built later
19th century.
E wing: 2-storey, 5-bay with projecting gabled outer bays,
all faced in polished red sandstone circa 1860. Ground floor
windows bi-or tripartite sash and case with 2-pane plate
glass. 1st floor windows recessed within 2 thin roll-moulded architraves, sash and case with 12-pane glazing pattern;
centre bays with band course over ground, corbelled parapet
at eaves, end-bay gables flanked by square-plan pinnacles
with pyramidal caps.
W wing: circa 1875, asymmetrical 2-storey and attic house,
polished red ashlar. 3-storey square tower at SE angle,
advanced and stepped 2-storey projecting squared bay with
round-arched doorway to ground with flanking Gothic columns.
Shouldered doorway double-leaf panelled doors, incised
semi-circular blind fanlight above.
S elevation: 4-bay with SE tower to right, gabled bay to left
with 3-light square projecting window to ground. 2 centre
bays with canted projecting windows to ground, single light
windows above. To right 2 arched lights at ground flank
engaged "column" supporting canted oriel to 1st, tripartite
window to 2nd. All projecting windows with bracketted
parapets. All windows sash and case with 2 or 4-pane plate
glass glazing.
E elevation: with tower to left with projecting hexagonal
stair turret, wide gabled bay to right with 3 round-arched
windows to ground and 1st, single round-arched attic light. Corbel-brackets at eaves, steeply pitched slate roofs. Tall
octagonal stacks with decorative ceramic cans in the form of
miniature fleche.