Clarence House — High Street

Detached three-bay two-storey house, built 1828, on a rectangular plan. Renovated, ----, to accommodate alternative use. Hipped slate roof with clay ridge tiles, and cast-iron rainwater goods on slightly overhanging rendered eaves on beaded cornice on blind frieze retaining cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes. Rendered walls on rendered plinth with rusticated rendered piers to corners supporting beaded cornice on blind frieze. Remodelled square-headed central door opening approached by flight of four cut-granite steps with concealed dressings framing replacement timber panelled door having sidelights below overlight. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing replacement aluminium casement windows replacing six-over-six timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling, cantilevered staircase on a dog leg plan with turned timber "spindle" balusters supporting carved timber banister terminating in turned timber colonnette newels, carved timber surrounds to door openings to landing framing timber panelled doors, and moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling; reception room (west) retaining carved timber surround to door opening framing timber panelled door; reception room (east) retaining carved timber surround to door opening framing timber panelled door, elliptical-headed buffet niche with carved timber Classical-style surround, and moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors. Set in relandscaped grounds.