The Grey House

SK 76 SE CARLTON-ON-TRENT OLD GREAT NORTH ROAD (east side) 4/21 The Grey House (formerly 11-8-61 listed as The Grey House and G.V. II house adjoining)

House, formerly 2 houses. C18 and C19. Brick, partly roughcast and colourwashed, with hipped slate roof. First floor band, chamfered eaves, single ridge and 3 side wall stacks. 2 and 3 storeys, 5 plus 3 bays. Irregular L-plan. Main west front has 2 facades. To left, central rebated timber doorcase with scroll brackets to hood, and panelled door with overlight, flanked by 2 glazing bar sashes with segmental heads. Above, 5 similar sashes. Adjoining dwarf brick boundary wall with cambered ashlar coping and cast iron railing, 2 terminal and 2 gate piers, ashlar, with moulded pyramidal caps. Facade to right has central glazing bar sash, flanked by single canted 2-storey bay windows with dentillated cornices and flat lead roofs. Each has 3 glazing bar sashes. Above, central glazing bar sash with shouldered architrave, and scrolled brackets to pediment. Flanked by 3 glazing bar sashes. Above again, 3 glazing bar sashes with shouldered architraves. South front has to right, 2 storey rear wing. Off-centre Doric porch with antae and plain cornice. Panelled door with traceried fanlight. To left, 2 round headed casements. To right, 2 French windows with overlights. Above, to right, 3 glazing bar sashes with segmental heads. At rear, 2 two storey wings and C20 billiard room, all with hipped slate roofs. Interior, refurnished c.1975, retains C18 stair with wreathed handrail, turned newels, and stick balusters. Similar secondary stairs with winder. 4 C18 panelled doors.

Listing NGR: SK7988963836