Crow Nest House In Crow Nest Park

Crow Nest House, located in Crow Nest Park, is a large house built in the early 18th century. It is constructed of ashlar stone with rusticated quoins and features a hipped roof covered in bitumen, topped with ashlar stacks. The house has three storeys and five bays, with the central three bays highlighted by a pediment. The windows are sash style, set within architraves. The central entrance door is adorned with a deep rectangular fanlight, an architrave, a pulvinated frieze, and a cornice. A band runs above the ground floor. Flanking the main structure are two single-bay additions, which are two storeys high and feature a cornice and blocking course; the addition on the right is set back. There is also a later five-light canted bay on the left side and a recent extension. The rear elevation includes a central door with a staircase window above it. To the right, there is an eight-light mullioned and transomed window with a king mullion, while to the left is a later canted bay. The first floor has two ten-light mullioned and transomed windows, all double chamfered and with hood moulds, and three sash windows on the second floor.

Inside, the house features a central staircase with four flights, corniced treads, a ramped wooden rail with deep moulding, and turned and carved balusters typical of the York School of carvers, with slightly simpler detailing on the upper flights. The staircase dado is panelled and ramped. The original panelling in two first-floor rooms consists of tall single, moulded raised panels above a dado. In one room, the over-mantel extends into the ceiling cornice, which has a cyma moulding with leaf enrichment, and the fireplace is made of marble dating from the early 19th century. In the other room, the fireplace is set at an angle and dates from the 19th century. There are six-panel doors, including one in walnut, although many are 19th-century replacements. The decoration on the ground floor is primarily from the 19th century, featuring pedimented doorcases, panelled shutters, and a panelled main ceiling.