Large country house in neo-Georgian style. Walls of narrow brick in mostly Flemish bond with some ashlar dressings; low pitched hipped slate roof with narrow brick stacks behind parapet with ashlar coping with cone or orb finials. Windows are large 12-pane sashes in exposed moulded frames with rubbed brick voussoirs and shallow stone sills. Platband cornice with parapet gutter openings below; plinth. Garden frontage has a 7-window range with tall central ground floor stone doorway with architrave and segmental arched pediment on consoles, glazed door. This opens onto 2 semicircular steps leading to wide terrace with low walls of rubble and rock-faced stone with flat ashlar coping and steps to lawns flanked by stone piers with tall urns. Stepped back to right is the blind bay of the side elevation with added conservatory. Entrance elevation to rear has entrance bay stepped forward at centre right with classical stone portico with triglyph frieze, Doric columns and open pediment, panelled stone soffit, double doors incorporating boar's head motif in relief; the doorway is flanked by narrow 8-pane sashes to hall; large sash staircase window above. A 4-window range to left, 2 to right, though single window at first floor right.
(Source: Cadw Listings database) S Garfi 9/11/06