Cranmore House — Main Street

Detached five-bay (two-bay deep) two-storey over basement country house, begun 1838; under construction 1842, on a T-shaped plan centred on single-bay full-height pedimented "bas-relief" breakfront; single-bay (two-bay deep) full-height central return (east). In alternative use, 1867-91. Occupied, 1901. In occasional use, 1911. Sold, 1957. Dismantled, 1958. Now in ruins. Hipped roof now missing with paired rendered central chimney stacks having dragged cut-limestone stringcourses below stepped capping supporting yellow terracotta tapered pots, remains of coping to gable (breakfront), and no rainwater goods surviving on lichen-covered dragged cut-limestone eaves on drag edged dragged cut-limestone dentil consoles. Creeper- or ivy-covered rendered, ruled and lined walls on "Cyma Recta"- or "Cyma Reversa"-detailed cushion course on rendered plinth with rendered stringcourse (first floor). Square-headed central door opening in tripartite arrangement originally behind (single-storey) prostyle tetrastyle Doric portico with rendered "sparrow pecked" cut-limestone responsive pilasters. Square-headed window openings in bipartite arrangement centred on square-headed window opening in tripartite arrangement (first floor) with dragged cut-limestone sill courses, and (ground floor) moulded rendered surrounds with hood mouldings on scroll consoles or (first floor) moulded rendered surrounds with no fittings surviving. Interior in ruins. Set in unkempt grounds.