Grange House

Detached nine-bay two-storey double-pile country house, extant 1839, on a T-shaped plan centred on three-bay two-storey breakfront. Occupied, 1901; 1911. Renovated, 2000. Replacement hipped double-pile (M-profile) slate roof behind abbreviated parapet (breakfront), ridge tiles, paired rendered central chimney stacks having stepped capping supporting terracotta pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered stepped eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Replacement rendered walls including replacement rendered wall (breakfront) with lichen-spotted coping to abbreviated parapet. Segmental-headed central door opening with cut-limestone threshold, cut-limestone doorcase with monolithic pilasters on padstones supporting "Cyma Recta"- or "Cyma Reversa"-detailed cornice, and concealed dressings framing wrought iron double gates centred on timber panelled double doors having overlight. Square-headed window openings with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six timber sash windows without horns. "Venetian Window" (north) with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sill, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six timber sash window having two-over-two sidelights without horns. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers with carved timber surrounds to opposing door openings framing timber panelled doors, and plasterwork cornice to ceiling on "bas-relief" frieze centred on "bas-relief" ceiling rose; double-height staircase hall (north) retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling, staircase on a dog leg plan with turned timber "spindle" balusters supporting carved timber banister terminating in volute, carved timber Classical-style surround to window opening to half-landing framing timber panelled shutters, carved timber surrounds to door openings to landing framing timber panelled double doors having overlights, and decorative plasterwork cornice to coved ceiling centred on "bas-relief" 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. Set in landscaped grounds with wrought iron "estate railings" to forecourt centred on wrought iron double gates.