Florenceville

Detached three-bay two-storey over basement house, built 1826, on a cruciform plan originally three-bay two-storey on a rectangular plan centred on single-bay single-storey flat-roofed projecting porch to ground floor; single-bay (two-bay deep) two-storey lower central return (north). "Improved", pre-1908, producing present composition. Sold, 1937. For sale, 2013. Hipped slate roof on a T-shaped plan behind parapet centred on hipped and pitched slate roof (north), clay or terracotta ridge tiles, roughcast chimney stack (north) having chamfered stringcourse below capping supporting yellow terracotta octagonal pots, and concealed rainwater goods with cast-iron rainwater goods to rear (north) elevation on roughcast eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Roughcast walls on rendered plinth with rusticated rendered piers to corners supporting part lead-covered moulded cornice on blind frieze below parapet; roughcast surface finish (remainder). Square-headed central door opening into house with glazed timber panelled double doors having overlight. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and moulded rendered surrounds framing two-over-two timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings to rear (north) elevation with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing two-over-two (ground floor) or eight-over-eight (first floor) timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, staircase on a dog leg plan with turned timber balusters supporting carved timber banister terminating in volute, and carved timber surrounds to door openings to landing framing timber panelled doors centred on carved timber surround to window opening framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers; dining 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, replacement inlaid oak chimneypiece, and moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling centred on plasterwork ceiling rose; drawing 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 decorative plasterwork cornice to ceiling centred on decorative 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 relandscaped grounds with rendered piers to perimeter having shallow pyramidal capping supporting looped wrought iron double gates.