Formerly Wentworth School

This is a large, detached house, built in 1882 or 1883 for George Kirk, an iron founder, with an addition dating to 1913. The exterior is of pitch-faced stone with ashlar dressings, and features hipped slate roofs with heavy moulded eaves and a cornice supported by console brackets. The main entrance front has a six-panel door with etched glass and a semi-circular fanlight, set within a carved surround featuring spandrels, a keystone, and the initials "G K". Large consoles support a balustrade with urns on either side. To the right of the entrance is a two-storey canted bay. A 1913 addition provides a double arched porte-cochere with an eight-light mullioned and transomed oriel bow window on the first floor, demonstrating good quality carved ashlar work at its base. The three-bay garden front has a similar two-storey canted bay to the left, alongside a pedimented French window and sash window to the right. There are two sash windows on the first floor, each with an architrave surround and a small cornice on console brackets. Stone terraces and a stone balustrade are present on both the entrance and garden fronts.

The interior remains virtually original and intact. The vestibule features a mosaic floor, while the entrance hall has a tiled marble floor, an elaborate plaster cornice and embossed frieze, a fireplace with a tiled surround, a wooden staircase with turned balusters and a panelled dado. The former dining room contains an embossed frieze, ornate plaster cornice, a central decorative piece, gas-light fittings, built-in bookshelves and showcase, and an ornate carved wooden fire surround with a large mirror. A carved screen is located within the bay window. A panelled dado may have been created during the 1913 work. A carved screen on the landing, featuring two oval and four round lights with painted glass, leads to the 1913 billiard hall, which is characterised by oak panelling, a stone arched fireplace, and an ornate plastered ceiling with a central light. The washroom incorporates pump-action toilets and twin marble basins. Within the servants' quarters are fitted cupboards, a copper-lined sink and stone sinks, and twelve bell rings. The house is listed as a good and complete example of its type.