Woodbrook House — WOODBROOK DEMESNE

Detached three-bay (three-bay deep) three-storey country house, built 1780, on a square plan centred on (single-storey) prostyle tetrastyle Ionic portico to ground floor; three-bay three-storey rear (north) elevation. Damaged, 1798. Restored, 1810. Occupied, 1901; 1911. In occasional use, 1930-57. Restored, 1998. Hipped slate roof with clay ridge tiles, paired rendered, ruled and lined red brick Running bond central chimney stacks having stringcourses below capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on slightly overhanging rendered slate flagged eaves retaining cast-iron hoppers and downpipes. Creeper-covered fine roughcast walls. Hipped segmental-headed central door opening behind (single-storey) prostyle tetrastyle Ionic portico on granite flagged platform with cut-granite columns on plinths having responsive pilasters supporting dentilated "Cyma Recta" or "Cyma Reversa" cornice on blind frieze on entablature below wrought iron parapet, timber doorcase with engaged colonnette-detailed panelled pilasters supporting archivolt centred on fluted keystone, and concealed dressings framing timber panelled double doors having sidelights on panelled risers below fanlight. Square-headed window openings in tripartite arrangement with cut-granite sills, engaged colonnette-detailed timber mullions, and concealed red brick block-and-start surrounds framing nine-over-nine (ground floor), six-over-six (first floor) or three-over-six (top floor) timber sash windows having three-over-three (ground floor), two-over-two (first floor) or one-over-two (top floor) sidelights. Interior including (ground floor): groin vaulted hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, and moulded plasterwork ribs to ceiling; drawing room (west) 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 moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling centred on decorative plasterwork ceiling rose; dining room (east) 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 moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling centred on decorative plasterwork ceiling rose; double-height staircase hall (north-east) retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled reveals on panelled risers, "flying" spiral staircase with wrought iron balusters supporting carved timber banisters terminating in volutes, carved timber surrounds to door openings to landing framing timber panelled doors, and moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling; and (upper floors): carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers. Set in landscaped grounds.