Belton House

Belton House is a large house, primarily dating from the 1830s, with remnants of an earlier structure. The exterior is stuccoed, except for a section at the rear which is of exposed stone. The entrance front has four bays, arranged symmetrically, but extended by an additional bay to the right, featuring a mullioned and transomed window on each floor. The three original bays are symmetrical, with large, octagonal pilaster buttresses and shallow-pitched, parapetted gables. Each gable contains a mullioned and transomed window on each floor, with Gothic traceried lights, drop-ended hoodmoulds, and quatrefoil decoration at the apex. The central bay projects slightly and has an embattled parapet, along with a mullioned and transomed window to the first floor with Gothic tracery. A slightly projecting doorway below is flanked by octagonal piers and an embattled frieze, with a four-centred arch and coats of arms in the spandrels. Two small lancet windows are positioned on each floor to the right of the doorway. A plinth and string course run along the front.

The garden front consists of seven bays, arranged with balanced asymmetry. A tall, full-height canted bay window with embattled parapets is set into the outer left bay, featuring a mullioned and transomed light on each face at each floor. Another identical bay is centrally positioned, with a parapetted gable on either side, each containing two mullioned and transomed windows on each floor. Octagonal pilaster buttresses flank each gable, likely indicating the original footprint of the house from around 1830. The left-hand bay window and the adjacent small bay with single-light windows on each floor were added in 1906 and are designed to match the existing features. All windows incorporate Gothic tracery, and the detailing of the plinth, string courses, and parapets is consistent with the entrance front. A wing added in 1906 on the left side contains an arched doorway and a large, canted, embattled bay window. The rear elevation is less ornate, with a portion of exposed stone and renewed ground-floor windows.