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Detached five-bay two-storey over part raised basement country house with dormer attic, dated 1722, on a T-shaped plan centred on single-bay two-storey pedimented breakfront; single-bay (single-bay deep) full-height central return (east). Hipped slate roof on a T-shaped plan centred on pitched (gabled) slate roof (breakfront), ridge tiles, paired rendered central chimney stacks having capping supporting yellow terracotta tapered pots, rooflights to rear (east) pitch, and cast-iron rainwater goods on cut-limestone eaves with cast-iron downpipes. Replacement rendered walls on dragged cut-limestone chamfered cushion course on rendered base with drag edged rusticated cut-limestone quoins to corners; replacement rendered surface finish (breakfront) with margined tooled hammered limestone quoins to corners supporting ogee-detailed pediment on cut-limestone stringcourse. Segmental-headed central door opening approached by flight of eight cut-limestone steps between cast-iron railings, drag edged dragged cut-limestone Gibbsian doorcase framing timber panelled door having fanlight with interlocking V-tracery glazing bars. Square-headed window opening (first floor) with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sill, and concealed dressings framing six-over-three timber sash window without horns. Segmental lunette window opening pediment with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sill, and concealed dressings framing timber fitting having interlocking v-tracery glazing bars. Square-headed window openings with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six (ground floor) or six-over-three (first floor) timber sash windows without horns. Round-headed central window opening (east) with cut-limestone sill, and concealed dressings framing six-over-three timber sash window without horns having interlocking Y-tracery glazing bars. Set in landscaped grounds with rendered, ruled and lined piers to perimeter having shallow pyramidal capping supporting spear head-detailed wrought iron double gates.
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