Horetown House

Detached five-bay three-storey over basement country house, built 1840-4, on an L-shaped plan with two-bay three-storey projecting end bays centred on (single-storey) prostyle tetrastyle Tuscan portico to ground floor; six-bay three-storey (south) or two-bay three-storey (north) side elevations. Leased, 1901; 1911. Sold, 1918. Resold, 1961. For sale, 2003. Renovated, 2004-5, to accommodate alternative use. Hipped slate roof on an L-shaped plan behind parapet with lichen-covered clay ridge tiles, granite ashlar "wallhead" chimney stacks having cut-granite "Cyma Recta" or "Cyma Reversa" cornices below capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta pots, and concealed rainwater goods retaining cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes. Part creeper- or ivy-covered rendered, ruled and lined walls on cut-granite chamfered cushion course on rendered, ruled and lined base with cut-granite "Cyma Recta" or "Cyma Reversa" cornice on blind frieze below parapet. Square-headed central door opening behind (single-storey) prostyle tetrastyle Tuscan portico approached by flight of six cut-granite steps with cut-granite pilasters centred on cut-granite columns having responsive pilasters supporting "Cyma Recta" or "Cyma Reversa" cornice on blind frieze on entablature below balustraded parapet, and red brick voussoirs framing glazed timber panelled door. Square-headed flanking window openings with cut-granite sills, and moulded lugged surrounds framing fixed-pane timber fittings. Square-headed window openings in tripartite arrangement (upper floors) with cut-granite sills, timber mullions, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six (first floor) or three-over-six (top floor) timber sash windows having two-over-two (first floor) or one-over-two (top floor) timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six or three-over-six (top floor) timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings (side elevations) with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing one-over-one (ground floor), six-over-six (first floor) or three-over-six (top floor) timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled reveals or shutters with carved timber lugged surrounds to opposing door openings framing timber panelled doors centred on round-headed niche, and decorative plasterwork cornice to ceiling centred on "Lotus"-detailed 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.