Former D'Isney Place Hotel And Attached Railing

This is a substantial brick house, originally built in 1736 by Abraham Hayward for John Disney, and later used as a hotel. In the late 19th century, symmetrical wings were added in a similar style. The house has stone dressings, a chamfered plinth and quoins, an eaves cornice, a coped parapet, and plain tile and slate roofs with three gable and one ridge stack.

The main block is three storeys high with five bays, arranged with a double range plan and flanked by lower wings of six and three bays respectively. The main block features a late 19th-century brick porch with a parapet, incorporating a reset stone doorcase from 1736, with a pediment on consoles and a fielded six-panel door. Flanking the doorcase are two double-hung sash windows. Above, there are five similar sashes, and above again, five smaller sashes, all with segmental heads and keystones. The two-storey wing to the left has six windows on each floor, matching the style. The single-storey wing to the right has three windows.

The rear elevation has first and second-floor bands and a parapet with five baluster panels. The fenestration is similar to the front, with 19th-century sash windows. A late 19th-century canted conservatory is located to the left.

The interior retains an original open-well wooden staircase with a carved string, panelled soffit, vase and stem balusters, and a ramped, scrolled handrail, restored around 1985. The stairwell features an oval panelled plaster ceiling. The drawing room and breakfast room have full-height fielded panelling, enriched plaster panelled ceilings and cornices, and 19th-century fireplaces. The breakfast room also incorporates two six-panel doors with moulded architraves. The first-floor landing has round-headed doorcases with keystones.

Outside, a well-preserved late 19th-century cast-iron spearhead railing runs along the front of the main block, set on a stone plinth and supported by brick piers.