Stanford House — Westminster Road

Detached three-bay (two-bay deep) two-storey house, built 1860; extant 1864, on a T-shaped plan centred on single-bay single-storey projecting open porch to ground floor; single-bay (single-bay deep) two-storey lower central return (west). Occupied, 1911. Sold, 1955. For sale, 2013. Sold, 2014. Hipped slate roof on a U-shaped plan behind parapet; hipped slate roof (west), clay ridge tiles, fine roughcast chimney stacks having corbelled stepped stringcourses below chamfered capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta tapered pots, and concealed rainwater goods retaining cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes. Fine roughcast walls bellcast over rendered plinth with lead-covered "Cyma Recta"- or "Cyma Reversa"-detailed cornice on blind frieze below parapet. Round-headed central opening approached by flight of three cut-granite steps with moulded rendered archivolt. Square-headed door opening into house with concealed dressings framing timber panelled door having overlight. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six timber sash windows without horns. Round-headed central window opening (west) with cut-granite sill, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six timber sash window having fanlight. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, picture railing below moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling centred on "Acanthus"-detailed ceiling rose, staircase on a dog leg plan with turned timber "spindle" balusters supporting carved timber banister terminating in volute, carved timber surrounds to door openings to half-landing framing timber panelled doors centred on carved timber surround to window opening framing timber panelled reveals or shutters, carved timber surrounds to door openings to landing framing timber panelled doors, and picture railing below moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling; drawing room (south) retaining carved timber surround to door opening framing timber panelled door with carved timber surround to window opening framing timber panelled shutters on panelled riser, cut-veined grey marble Classical-style chimneypiece, and picture railing below moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling centred on "Acanthus"-detailed ceiling rose; dining room (north) retaining carved timber surrounds to door opening framing timber panelled doors with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers, cut-white marble Classical-style chimneypiece, and picture railing below moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling centred on "Acanthus"-detailed 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 with tuck pointed margined rock faced granite ashlar piers to perimeter having cut-granite shallow pyramidal capping supporting cast-iron double gates.