Goverton House And Attached Pump

Goverton House and attached pump date from the late 17th century, with significant raising in the early 19th century and extensions throughout the 19th century. The house is constructed of red brick, with painted areas, and has slate roofs. It features left gable and single ridge rendered stacks, the left gable having ashlar coping. A wooden cornice runs along the top.

The south front, dating back to the 17th century, has been raised. The central doorway is framed by an open, shallow brick and tile porch with rusticated jambs and a segmental moulded arch with a dentil band. The door itself is panelled and sits under a segmental arch. Flanking the doorway are single glazing bar sashes, with three similar windows above, all under segmental arches. To the right of the doorway is a wood, iron and lead pump. A projecting two-storey wing from the 19th century extends to the right, featuring a catslide roof and a 20th-century door and doorcase. A single glazing bar fixed light is found on each floor of this wing's side wall. To the left, and set back, is a lower two-storey wing with four bays and a central ridge brick stack. Raised brick eaves, first floor sill, and lintel bands are present. Three sashes are positioned under segmental arches with continuous hood moulds. A gabled porch with a pointed arched entrance and panelled door with overlight, under a segmental arch, is located to the left. Above the porch are two sashes. Further to the left is a lean-to with a doorway under a segmental arch. A c.1810 wing with a hipped roof sits on the far right. The east, or main, front is rendered and painted, with chamfered quoins and two lateral rendered stacks. An eaves cornice is present, set on a chamfered plinth. It has two storeys and four bays, with a first floor sill band. A doorway, raised four steps, leads to a double door with glazed panels, overlight and moulded surround, featuring decorative brackets supporting a projecting hood. A single sash is positioned to the left of the doorway, with two similar sashes to the right, and four similar sashes above; all have moulded surrounds and rendered keyblocks.

Inside the original 17th-century section, chamfered stop-chamfered spine beams with run-out stops, and a bressummer beam are visible. Above the cellar doorway is a small wooden strip carved with a radiating design. A dogleg staircase features 17th-century turned balusters on both the ground and first floors.