Governor'S House

The Governor's House is a Grade II listed building that was originally part of the County Gaol complex designed by John Nash in the early 19th century. Constructed from ashlar sandstone, it features a hand-cut slate roof that is hipped to the right and has gables, along with two stone stacks at the ridge and two at the right end. The building has a two-unit, lobby-entry plan and stands two storeys tall.

The exterior is symmetrical with a four-window range, showcasing 2/2 sash windows set in round-headed arches with keyed, moulded architraves. The eaves are moulded and corbelled, while the ground floor is rusticated, featuring rusticated keyed arches for the doors and windows. The entrances are located to the right and consist of half-glazed, round-headed doors in moulded cases, with plate-glass windows in moulded round-headed cases to the left. A stucco pilaster is positioned to the left, and there is a glass verandah supported by cast-iron pillars that extends over a 20th-century brick shelter on the left return side.

At the rear, there is a remnant of an early 19th-century brick wall on a chamfered stone plinth to the right, along with a five-window range that includes louvred windows and doors in similar arches, albeit reduced in size. The left-hand element features a prominent roughcast area, likely over brick, with a 20th-century door located at the far left.

Historically, the house was part of the County Gaol, which was built in 1797 at a cost of £18,646, although the gaol building itself is no longer standing.