65, High Street

This is a semi-detached house on the High Street in Castle Donington, built in 1840 and with additions dating to 1888. It was originally constructed for Marcus Huish and later altered for Lord Donington. The house is built of red brick with diaper decoration, a stone plinth, and stone dressings that are currently painted. It has a plain tile roof with a stone-coped front gable. The stacks are elaborate; one is truncated. The architectural style is Tudor Gothic.

The house is two storeys and has an attic. The right-hand gable features an open Gothic archway leading to steps and a part-glazed front door. Above the arch is a canted oriel window with a pentice roof, and above that, a single-light window with a datestone inscribed "1888" displaying the monogram of intertwined Ds and a baron's coronet. To the left, on the ground floor, are casements flanking a slightly projecting stack with a carved plaque at first floor inscribed "MH" (for Marcus Huish) and the motto 'fide et taciturnitate'. There is also panelled brickwork above the roofline and truncated flues. The far-left side is a flat-roofed extension onto the garden front. The garden front has two large tripartite windows, two 3-light casements above, and two small casements in the twin attic gables. The rear of the house features a slightly projecting stack, a further gable, casements, and sash windows. A tall, part-glazed door is set within a Tudor-arched surround.

Inside, the entrance hall has a raftered ceiling and a staircase with a pierced Gothic screen made of Hopton stone. The drawing room contains a marble fireplace and a cast-iron grate. Throughout the house, there are panelled doors, window reveals, cornices, and other mouldings. The dining room has a late 18th century style fireplace. The oriel room has a mid-19th century fireplace.

Historical records, including deeds, indicate that Marcus Huish took possession of the land in 1839 and built the house in 1840, attached to the adjacent property (number 67). The freehold was likely part of the estate of the Marquess of Hastings at Donington Hall. Lord Donington, married to a surviving sister of the last Marquess, was created Lord Donington in 1880, and alterations were likely made in 1888.

The house is a well-detailed example of 1840s and 1888 construction, retaining attractive interior features.