Saint Austin's House — MONATURE

Detached three-bay (three-bay deep) two-storey over part raised basement country house, built 1763, on a rectangular plan with three-bay full-height rear (south) elevation. Sold, 1861. Occupied, 1901; 1911. Sold, 1991. "Restored", 2003. Hipped slate roof on a U-shaped plan behind parapet with clay ridge tiles, rendered, ruled and lined chimney stack on cut-granite cushion course on rendered, ruled and lined base having corbelled stepped capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta octagonal pots, and concealed rainwater goods retaining cast-iron downpipes. Replacement cement rendered, ruled and lined walls with rusticated rendered quoins to corners supporting cut-granite coping to parapet. Segmental-headed central door opening approached by flight of seven cut-granite steps between cast-iron railings, timber doorcase with egg-and-dart-detailed engaged Doric columns on cut-granite plinths supporting "Cyma Recta"- or "Cyma Reversa"-detailed open bed pediment framing timber panelled door having fanlight. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and rendered "bas-relief" surrounds framing nine-over-six (ground floor) or six-over-six (first floor) timber sash windows without horns. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Set in landscaped grounds.