Acomb House And Railings And Gates Attached To Front

Acomb House is an early 18th-century house, with later 18th and early 19th-century alterations and additions, accompanied by a front wall, railings, and gates, likely dating to the early 19th century. The house is constructed primarily of brick with painted stone or stucco dressings, and has a slate roof. The front wall is red brick with cambered stone coping, and the railings and gates are of cast iron.

The exterior presents three storeys, with two bays on each side of a three-storey, one-bay porch. A storey band runs across the facade, continuing as a cornice around the porch. Above the first-floor windows is a heavy cornice, and a low attic storey (likely a late 18th-century addition) features a parapet coping. Ground floor and first-floor windows are glazing bar sashes. Aside from the porch window, they have rubbed brick flat arches and triple keyblocks. The first-floor window of the porch is framed by an architrave, and the narrow side windows are fixed with glazing bars. The attic-storey windows are low, two-light casements with leaded glazing and rubbed brick flat arches, mirroring the design of the front and side porch windows. The porch itself is probably late 18th century and has chamfered outer angles. The stuccoed ground floor is an early 19th-century alteration incorporating paired pilasters supporting an entablature. Three recessed steps lead to the divided six-panel doors, which are topped with a four-pane overlight. Gable chimneys are present.

According to records, the interior features a moulded cornice and dado rail in the entrance hall, fine doorcases, and a round archway with fluted pilasters leading to the stairhall. The staircase has two balusters per head, one turned and one twisted, along with a moulded handrail. A round archway with fluted pilasters is located on the half landing. A ground floor room to the west retains fine original panelling and a bolection mould fireplace with a pedimented overmantel. The first floor saloon has plaster panelling, a cornice, fine doorcases, an elaborately carved fireplace with an overmantel, and an Adam-style ceiling. Numerous other fireplaces and door surrounds are found throughout the remaining rooms.

The subsidiary features include a dwarf wall and railings extending the full width of the front, returning at each side of the porch. These railings are square in section with spike finials; the standards are turned with vase-like finials. Gates flanking the porch are made of the same railings. A forecourt wall, gates, and railings were listed separately on June 24, 1983.