Clipsham House And Stable

A house and stable dating from around 1820, constructed of coursed squared stone and ashlar with a Welsh slate roof. The house is built in the Italian villa style popularised by John Nash. It has low-pitched hipped roofs and seven ashlar side stacks. The main range is accompanied by a lower service wing to the right. The front of the main range features a central two-storey polygonal bay with three stone steps leading to a rounded arched entrance, which has a part-glazed door within a stone frame and cornice. Above the entrance is an iron balcony and a fixed window. To the right is a window on both floors, and to the left a canted two-storey bay window and a single window on each floor. The rear of the main range has a three-window front, with a ground floor canted bay window on either side of a French window. A large conservatory has been added to the left of the service wing. The service wing itself features three windows above a door, and two windows above. Connected to the house via garages is a single-storey stable, built in a similar style, with a square central louvre and a lead roof topped with a weathervane. The house is a remarkably unaltered example of its style and was formerly the Rectory.