Kyle House — KYLE MIDDLE

Detached five-bay (four-bay deep) two-storey over basement country house, extant 1840, on a rectangular plan centred on single-bay single-storey flat-roofed projecting porch to ground floor; three-bay two-storey rear (south) elevation. Vacant, 1868. Leased, 1901. Vacant, 1911. Hipped slate roof on a quadrangular plan with pressed or rolled lead ridges, rendered chimney stacks on rendered bases on axis with ridge having cut-granite capping supporting terracotta pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on slightly overhanging eaves having paired timber consoles retaining cast-iron downpipes. Limewashed lime rendered wall to front (north) elevation; limewashed lime rendered slate hung surface finish (remainder). Square-headed central door opening approached by "perron" of four cut-granite steps with concealed dressings framing timber panelled door. Square-headed window openings including square-headed window openings to rear (south) elevation centred on square-headed window opening (half-landing) with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six timber sash windows without horns with three-over-six (ground floor) or six-over-nine (first floor) timber sash windows to rear (south) elevation centred on twelve-over-twelve timber sash window 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 carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters. Set in landscaped grounds with rendered panelled piers to perimeter having stringcourses below pyramidal capping supporting timber "farm gate".