The Limes

The Limes is a large house built in 1869 for Sir John Fenwick, and now divided into three separate dwellings. The main house is constructed of ashlar sandstone with quoins, with the front facing being rock-faced and raised. The service wings are set back twice, and the roof is of graded Westmorland slates, with hips on the service wings and a projecting bay on the right-hand side. The house has two storeys and originally had five, one, three and then two windows. The main part of the house, on the left, features a central canted bay with three sash windows. At either side of the bay are sash windows with segmental pediments on the ground floor and double sash windows above. Bands and dentilled eaves cornices are also present, along with a hipped roof to the bay. A first setback includes a door and a narrow window, with a French window and cast-iron balcony on the first floor. A second setback features a door and three windows, while a final projection has two windows. The north-facing garden elevation has a central doorway with a Tuscan surround and pediment. There are five ashlar chimney stacks with banded cornices. The principal room on the ground floor has a painted ceiling featuring a formalised pattern of marigolds and chrysanthemums.