Delare House — South Street

Detached eight-bay three-storey double-pile over part raised basement townhouse, built 1790; extant 1795, on a U-shaped plan originally five-bay three-storey with single-bay (north) or two-bay (south) full-height projecting end bays. Adapted to alternative use, 1856. Occupied, 1911. Closed, 1971. Restored, 2003-4, to accommodate alternative use. Hipped slate roof on a U-shaped plan abutting pitched slate roof (east), pressed or rolled lead ridges, rendered chimney stacks having rendered capping, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves retaining cast-iron hoppers and downpipes. Rendered, ruled and lined walls on rendered chamfered plinth with rusticated quoins to corners. Segmental-headed central door opening approached by flight of eight cut-granite steps supporting cast-iron bootscrapers, rendered "bas-relief" surround having concave reveals framing timber panelled double doors having fanlight. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and rendered "bas-relief" surrounds having chamfered reveals framing six-over-six or three-over-six (top floor) timber sash windows without horns. Square-headed window openings (end bays) with cut-granite sills, and rendered "bas-relief" surrounds having chamfered reveals framing six-over-six or three-over-three (top floor) timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining encaustic tiled floor, carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, and decorative plasterwork cornice to ceiling; segmental-headed door opening into staircase hall with carved timber surround framing glazed timber panelled double doors having fanlight; staircase hall (east) retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, staircase on a dog leg plan with turned timber "spindle balusters" supporting carved timber banister terminating in volute, and carved timber surrounds to door openings to landings framing timber panelled doors; reception room (north) retaining carved timber surround to door opening framing timber panelled door with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers, inlaid cut-veined grey marble Classical-style chimneypiece, and decorative plasterwork cornice to ceiling centred on "bas-relief" ceiling rose; reception room (south) retaining carved timber surround to door opening framing timber panelled door with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers, Classical-style chimneypiece, and decorative plasterwork cornice to ceiling; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Street fronted with concrete brick cobbled footpath to front.