Wells House

Wells House, now part of a college of education, was originally a large hydropathic establishment built around 1860 by Cuthbert Brodrick. The building is three storeys high and constructed of ashlar. It has a symmetrical, rectangular design.

The main north-facing front has nine sash windows of varying sizes on each floor. The two end bays project and include an attic storey. The ground floor windows have segmental heads and shouldered panels below, with a central doorway set in a coved reveal. The first floor windows are round-headed, with blocked vermiculated surrounds and carved floral motifs in the panels below. The second floor features grooved pilaster strips and semi-circular decorative pendants. The attic has three round-headed windows flanked by composite pilasters and separated by composite columns supporting a bracketed cornice. Further pilasters are at the outer corners, with fielded panels between them. The ground floor is rusticated, with a double string course above, and a smaller similar string course over the first floor. A moulded frieze with paired brackets sits above the second floor, supporting a large cornice and pierced balustrade. The central bay of the north side has three windows on all storeys, including the attic, replacing the balustrade.