Claret Rock House

Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1850, incorporating. Square-plan, pedimented breakfront and open porch to east elevation, two two-storey returns to west, bow window to south. Hipped slate roofs hidden by parapet, clay ridge tiles, red brick corbelled chimneystacks, gutter hidden by parapet to east, moulded cast-iron gutter on paired corbels to returns, circular cast-iron downpipes. Smooth rendered walling, channelled render and vermiculated block-and-start quoins to ground floor, sill course to first floor windows, ruled-and-lined render and corner pilasters to first floor; moulded parapet; central breakfront flanked by pilasters supporting pediment surmounted by decorative carved stone finial and brackets. Square-headed window openings, stone sills, moulded lugged rendered architraves surmounted by cornice to first floor, uPVC windows; Wyatt window to breakfront comprising central painted timber two-over-two sliding sash flanked by painted mullions with console brackets and sidelights; six-over-six sliding sash windows to returns, segmental-headed opening, painted timber tripartite sliding sash window with margin lights to west elevation; round-headed window opening to porch, stained glass fixed light; stained glass window to ground floor west elevation, security sheeting. Segmental-headed door opening recessed within smooth rendered porch comprising flanking pilaster supporting frieze and stone cornice; painted moulded rendered surround, painted timber pilasters and console brackets supporting entablature, plain-glazed overlight; painted timber double doors, cast-iron fretwork to upper sections, raised-and-fielded panels to lower; mosaic tiled entrance platform accessed by stone steps. Multiple-bay two-storey outbuilding to north-west, pitched slate roof, clay ridge tiles, moulded cast-iron gutters on corbels, circular cast-iron downpipes; random rubble walling, partially rendered; square-headed window openings, stone sills, brick surrounds, painted timber two-over-two sliding sash windows, oculus windows to first floor; square-headed door openings, brick surrounds, painted timber vertically-sheeted doors. House situated within own grounds, outbuildings to north accessed through segmental-headed arch within smooth rendered channelled screen wall, flanking pilasters, figurative keystone to arch, corrugated-iron gates; random rubble screen walling to south, round-headed opening, brick surround, cast-iron gate.