Axwell Park Dower House

Axwell Park Dower House is a house built around 1770-1780, possibly designed by John Bell of Durham for Sir Thomas Clavering. It is constructed from coursed squared sandstone with ashlar dressings and features a steeply pitched roof made of Lakeland slate, showcasing a Gothick style. The main house is two storeys high with three bays, accompanied by a two-storey one-bay section set back on the left and a one-storey one-bay section set back on the right.

The main block has a plinth and a central half-glazed door beneath a two-centred-arched fanlight, all framed in a raised stone surround with impost blocks. This entrance is flanked by one-storey canted bays containing three windows, topped with moulded coped parapets. The first floor features Venetian windows and a central sash window, all with pointed arches, lattice glazing bars, and raised stone surrounds. The eaves cornice and open crenellated parapet adorn the hipped roof, which includes a three-light casement dormer and two ridge chimneys along with one rear square panelled, corniced ashlar chimney.

The left set-back section has a pointed arched window in the center of the ground floor and a three-light casement window above it. This section also has a door similar to the main entrance on the right. The right set-back section features a similar door on the left and a window on the right, both topped with crenellated parapets.

Inside, the house features a dog-leg stair with a ramped grip handrail, turned balusters, and decorated tread ends. A round-headed stair window includes broad glazing bars, and original six-panelled doors and architraves are present throughout the interior.