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Dromderrig House — Compass Hill

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Dromderrig House — Compass Hill
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Detached three-bay two-storey over basement house, built c.1820, having breakfront end-bays and tetrastyle portico to front (east) elevation. Central breakfront and recent conservatories to rear (west). Hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystacks, overhanging eaves and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls having rendered plinth with platband to first floor of front and side (north, south) elevations. Slate hanging to rear elevation. Diminishing square-headed window openings with raised render reveals and stone sills. Twelve-over-eight pane timber sliding sash windows to ground floor openings. Eight-over-eight pane timber sliding sash windows to first floor openings. Four-over-four pane timber sliding sash windows with iron sill guards to rear elevation openings. Round-headed stairwell window opening with stone sill to rear elevation with twelve-over-twelve pane timber sliding sash window having overlight to upper sash. Square-headed door opening to side (south) elevation having replacement double-leaf glazed timber doors. Portico to front elevation comprising Ionic columns and panelled pilasters, surmounted by entablature comprising architrave, frieze and dentilated cornice, with coffers. Round-headed blind arches flanking square-headed door opening with timber panelled door, multi-pane overlight and stone stepped approach. Render balustrade with square-profile piers to front. Wrought-iron railings to basement area side elevations. Garden to rear with rubble limestone boundary walls having rendered gate piers and wrought-iron gates.

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