Camphire House

Detached three-bay (five-bay deep) two-storey country house, built 1843, on a rectangular plan centred on single-bay two-storey recessed breakfront with remains of portico to ground floor. Sold, 1902. Hipped slate roof on a quadrangular plan centred on lantern, pressed iron ridges, rendered chimney stacks having corbelled stepped stringcourses below capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta octagonal pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on cornice on dentil consoles on moulded rendered stringcourse. Rendered, ruled and lined walls on chamfered cushion course on plinth with rusticated quoins to corners. Round-headed central door opening with two bull nose-detailed cut-granite steps, and concealed dressings framing timber door having fanlight. Square-headed window openings (ground floor) with sill course on panelled risers, and moulded surrounds framing six-over-six timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings (first floor) with drag edged cut-limestone sills on stringcourse, and moulded surrounds framing six-over-six timber sash windows. Set in landscaped grounds with ivy-covered piers to perimeter having overgrown capping supporting arrow head-detailed wrought iron double gates.