Verney House

Detached three-bay two-storey double-pile house, begun 1832; completed 1834, on a rectangular plan with five-bay two-storey rear (south) elevation. Sold, 1989. Pitched double-pile (M-profile) slate roof behind parapet with clay ridge tiles, repointed granite ashlar chimney stacks having cut-granite stringcourses below capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta tapered pots, rooflights to rear (south) pitch, and concealed rainwater goods with cast-iron rainwater goods to rear (south) elevation on rendered cut-granite eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Part creeper- or ivy-covered rusticated "ashlar" wall to front (north) elevation on cut-granite plinth with rusticated cut-granite quoins to corners supporting parapet having ball finial-topped cut-granite coping; rendered surface finish to side elevations with limewashed fine roughcast surface finish to rear (south) elevation on rendered plinth. Segmental-headed central door opening approached by two cut-granite steps with cut-granite step threshold, and cut-granite surround framing glazed timber panelled door having fanlight. Square-headed flanking window openings in tripartite arrangement with cut-granite sills, and moulded surrounds framing timber casement windows having sidelights below overlights. Square-headed window openings in tripartite arrangement (first floor) with cut-granite sills, and moulded surrounds framing six-over-six timber sash windows having two-over-two sidelights. Square-headed window openings to rear (south) elevation centred on square-headed window opening (half-landing) with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing eight-over-eight (ground floor) or six-over-six (first floor) timber sash windows centred on eight-over-eight timber sash window. 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, carved timber surround to window opening to half-landing framing timber panelled reveals or shutters, and carved timber surrounds to door openings to landing framing timber panelled doors; 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 rusticated piers to perimeter having lichen-covered gabled capping supporting wrought iron double gates.