The Red House

ENDERBY BROAD STREET SP 5399 9/8 No 1 (The Red House) 6.7.84 GV II

House. Early C19, extended mid C19, with traces of slightly earlier structure in north wall. Pale red brick with some granite rubble in north wall. Cogged brick eaves, Welsh slate roof brick chimneys. Main block is L-plan, of 3 storeys and 3 bays, the right bay gabled and projecting. Gable end of right bay has 3-storey canted bay window of late C19-C20 date, with 3-pane sashes, moulded wooden cornices and hipped roof. Left return of this bay has 3-pane sash windows with segmental heads to lower storeys and C20 paired barred wooden casement to top floor. Centre bay, has narrow 3-pane sashes and door, the first floor window with segmental head. Left bay is extension of c1840 and has 4-pane sashes and C20 canted bay window to ground floor. 6-panelled door with porch in angle between right bays. Door has reeded mid rail and reeded surround with paterae. Wooden porch has flat roof and cornice on columns with moulded capitals and bases, probably re-used. North wall incorporates earlier structure at ground floor level, with granite rubble walling and narrow blocked windows flanking a blocked doorway. These former openings have brick surrounds with depressed arched heads and are probably late C18. Interior of house has mid C19 marble fireplaces, those in left bay with reeded ornament.

Listing NGR: SP5369099347