Balls Grove

Detached five-bay (two- or three-bay deep) two-storey double-pile over part raised basement house, built 1734, on a rectangular plan; five-bay two-storey rear (east) elevation. Leased, 1852. Occupied, 1901; 1911. Sold, 1917. Hipped double-pile (M-profile) slate roof behind parapet with pressed iron ridges (west) or clay ridge tiles (east), rendered chimney stacks on cut-limestone chamfered cushion courses on roughcast bases having stringcourses below capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta pots, and concealed rainwater goods retaining cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes. Repointed red brick Flemish bond wall to front (west) elevation on cut-limestone chamfered cushion course on rendered, ruled and lined base with rusticated cut-limestone quoins to corners supporting lead-covered ogee-detailed cornice on blind frieze below pilastered parapet; roughcast surface finish (remainder) on rendered chamfered plinth with cut-limestone coping to parapet. Square-headed central door opening approached by flight of seven cut-limestone steps, cut-limestone doorcase on benchmark-inscribed cut-limestone padstones with lead-covered ogee-detailed cornice on blind frieze framing timber panelled door having margined overlight. Camber-headed window openings (basement) with concealed dressings framing two-over-two timber sash windows having exposed sash boxes. Square-headed window openings (ground floor) with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and repointed red brick voussoirs centred on cut-limestone keystones framing six-over-six timber sash windows without horns. Square-headed window openings (first floor) with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and repointed red brick voussoirs centred on cut-limestone keystones framing three-over-six timber sash windows without horns having part exposed sash boxes. Square-headed window openings (side elevations) with cut-limestone sills, and block-and-start surrounds centred on keystones framing six-over-six timber sash windows without horns. Square-headed window openings (first floor) with cut-limestone sills, and rendered lugged gabled surrounds framing three-over-six timber sash windows without horns. Square-headed central door opening to rear (east) elevation with limestone flagged threshold supporting wrought iron bootscraper, and drag edged dragged cut-limestone block-and-start surround framing timber panelled door having margined overlight. Square-headed flanking window openings with cut-limestone sills, and block-and-start surrounds centred on keystones framing timber casement windows having overlights. Square-headed window openings (first floor) with cut-limestone sills, and rendered lugged gabled surrounds framing three-over-six timber sash windows without horns. Set in landscaped grounds.