Summerhill House — NEWHOUSE

Detached three-bay two-storey country house with half-dormer attic, extant 1777, on a T-shaped plan with single-bay single-storey lean-to projecting porch to ground floor; single-bay (single-bay deep) two-storey central return abutting three-bay two-storey lower wing (west). Occupied, 1901. Vacant, 1911. Sold, 2003. Pitched slate roof behind parapet with crested clay ridge tiles, lichen-spotted coping to gables with rendered chimney stacks to apexes having stepped capping supporting terracotta tapered pots, paired central rooflights to rear (west) pitch, and concealed rainwater goods with cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes; pitched slate roof (wing) with terracotta ridge tiles, rendered chimney stack supporting yellow terracotta tapered pots, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Creeper-covered rendered walls with rusticated rendered quoins to corners supporting scale-detailed parapet on rendered consoles; rendered walls (wing) with rusticated rendered piers to corners. Tudor-headed openings (porch) with rusticated rendered surrounds framing replacement timber fittings. Elliptical-headed door opening into country house with threshold, drag edged dragged cut-limestone monolithic pilasters supporting ogee-detailed cornice, and dragged cut-limestone surround framing glazed timber panelled double doors having sidelights below fanlight. Camber-headed window openings in bipartite arrangement in Tudor-headed recesses (ground floor) with concrete sills, and diamond pointed rusticated rendered surrounds framing one-over-one timber sash windows. Tudor-headed window openings in bipartite arrangement (first floor) with concrete sills, and rusticated rendered surrounds framing one-over-one timber sash windows having overlights. Square-headed window openings in camber-headed recesses (gable ends) with concrete sills, and rusticated rendered surrounds framing two-over-two timber sash windows having part exposed sash boxes. Camber-headed window openings (wing) with concrete sills, and rusticated rendered surrounds framing two-over-two timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining tessellated floor, carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, and picture railing below plasterwork cornice to compartmentalised ceiling centred on decorative plasterwork ceiling rose in decorative plasterwork frame; square-headed door opening into staircase hall with carved timber surround framing timber panelled door; staircase hall (west) retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, staircase with "match stick" balusters supporting carved timber banister, and carved timber surrounds to door openings to landing framing timber panelled doors; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers. Set in landscaped grounds.