Bushloe House (District Council Offices)

Bushloe House, formerly a dwelling and now serving as district council offices, was built around 1850 and significantly enlarged around 1880. The building is constructed of yellow brick and features a Welsh slate roof. It has a principal block that rises to 2½ storeys, showcasing a squared bay window on the ground floor and a tripartite sash window with moulded stone jambs above a three-light half-dormer. A former doorway is recessed in the projecting left-hand bay.

To the right, there is a lower range that is cement rendered, with painted tuck pointing to match the cross wing. This section has two storeys and two bays, featuring sash windows and a deep cornice beneath the overhanging eaves. The rooflines are broken, indicating additional blocks at the rear.

The staircase hall is the building's principal feature, featuring a three-flight open well stair with an enclosed string and octagonal balusters. The heavy octagonal newels are topped with rummified acorn finials and pendants, and the handrail is ramped with roll moulding. Above, there is a coved planked lantern adorned with pierced roundel motifs, supported by large carved brackets, and the ceiling is diagonally planked and ribbed.

The staircase hall also features painted glass with an anthemion design, which extends the theme of the painted wall decoration attributed to Christopher Dresser. This includes a frieze and dado on each level, with the first-floor dado transitioning into a mid-wall panel in the stairwell. The ground floor displays abstract sunflower and roundel designs with geometric patterns and chevrons. Additionally, Gothic arch doorways are present, supported by short corbels and inner shafts, with stilted hoodmoulds. The upper landing of the gallery has a panelled ceiling that is also painted.