Milford House — MILFORD DEMESNE

Detached three- or five-bay single-storey country house with half-dormer attic, extant 1740, on a cruciform plan centred on single-bay single-storey projecting porch on an engaged half-octagonal plan; single-bay (three-bay deep) full-height central return (south). Occupied, 1901; 1911. Pitched slate roof on a T-shaped plan centred on hipped slate roof (south); half-octagonal slate roof (porch), clay ridge tiles, fine roughcast red brick Running bond chimney stacks having lichen-covered chamfered capping, rendered chimney stack (south) having cut-limestone stringcourse below capping supporting terracotta pots, and replacement rainwater goods on rendered cut-limestone eaves retaining some cast-iron downpipes. Part creeper- or ivy-covered roughcast battered walls on rendered plinth. Segmental-headed central door opening with two cut-limestone steps, dragged cut-limestone surround centred on fluted keystone framing timber panelled door having fanlight. Square-headed flanking window openings with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and dragged cut-limestone lugged surrounds framing four-over-four timber sash windows without horns. Square-headed window openings (ground floor) with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and dragged cut-limestone lugged surrounds framing nine-over-six timber sash windows without horns having part exposed sash boxes. Square-headed window openings (half-dormer attic) with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing four-over-four timber sash windows without horns having part exposed sash boxes. Square-headed window openings (south) with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and dragged cut-limestone surrounds framing two-over-two timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): bow-ended central hall retaining carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters with carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling, timber boarded staircase on a dog leg plan with timber "match stick" balusters supporting carved timber banister, and carved timber surrounds to door openings to landing framing timber panelled doors; 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, cut-white marble Classical-style chimneypiece, and run moulded plasterwork cornice 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 plasterwork ceiling rose; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers. Set in landscaped grounds.