Church House

Church House is a house built in 1870 by John Douglas for the 3rd Marquis of Westminster. It features stone dressed brown brick and has steep gabled red tile roofs, with timber-framed and tile-hung gables. The building is 1½ storeys high and has 2 bays, with two rectangular projecting tapered chimneys at the gables. A moulded stone stringcourse runs along the first floor, and the front (east) has stone mullioned windows with chevron leaded glazing, although most other windows have been altered. The front door is boarded and has ornate wrought iron hinges, a ring knocker, and a lock plate. There is a small attached yard that includes a hip-roofed brick outbuilding. Inside, there are 4-panel doors with shaped stiles and rails, and all the woodwork is made of pine. The property is enclosed by a coursed sandstone garden wall with rounded flush copings and square gateposts. The design of the house suggests an influence from the work of W Eden Nesfield.