The Grange

The Grange is a country house dating to the mid-to-late 18th century. It is constructed of red English garden wall bond brick with ashlar dressings. The entrance front is divided into two portions, with a mid-18th century section to the right. A basket archway at ground floor level features ashlar quoins and voussoirs, topped with a projecting triple keystone that is now blocked and contains a 20th-century window. An ashlar band runs along the arch’s springing, and a similar band is above the tripartite first-floor window, which has an ashlar surround. A shallow pedimental gable sits above, with stone coping and kneelers, incorporating a circular brick panel, probably originally a window and now blocked, within a bolection-moulded ashlar surround. To the left of this is a slightly recessed two-bay section. The central ground-floor door has a moulded wooden case, and sash windows with flat-arched heads flank it; two windows are similar to those on the first floor. A 19th-century projecting semi-octagonal bay is located to the left, with a stone base and flat-arched windows, showing signs of later sides extensions and possible lowering. Double glass doors are set into the front and angles. First-floor sash windows are of 4 x 4 panes with flat-arched heads. A doorway with a fanlight in a panelled wooden surround is situated to the left, with a 4 x 4 pane sash window above. To the left of this is a projecting bay with an ashlar base and a blind two-storey arch, featuring ashlar quoins and a band at the springing level. An ashlar cornice of cyma outline is positioned above. The left-hand reveal is symmetrically disposed with three bays; ashlar piers extend to the extreme right and left, and a projecting central bay is flush with the brick walling, but only at ground floor level. A central basket arch contains sunk brickwork, with a 4 x 4 sash window. An ashlar band marks the arch’s springing, confined to the ashlar piers at the centre and sides. Sash windows of 4 x 4 panes are positioned to the left and right. A stone band runs at the level of the first-floor window sills, where the stone piers cease. A central 4 x 4 pane sash window is flanked by tripartite windows—likely later additions given the presence of horns. An ashlar cornice of cyma profile tops the structure, with an open pediment to the centre, featuring a stone surround. To the left of this is a 19th-century single-story, two-bay addition with a hipped roof. The rear of the house features a slightly projecting wing at the left, similar to that on the right of the entrance front. Scattered fenestration is visible to the right, including three 20th-century arched staircase windows.