Davenport House

Davenport House is a Grade I listed Georgian mansion built in 1726, designed by the architect Smith of Warwick for Henry Davenport. It is set within a landscaped park and features a rectangular central block flanked by four detached office wings connected by curved screen walls. The house is constructed of red brick with a stone plinth, rusticated quoins, a modillioned cornice, and four ornamental parapet urns. It has two storeys plus an attic and includes nine sash windows with moulded stone architrave surrounds; the ground floor windows have flat entablatures. The central porch is notable for its fluted Ionic columns in antis and a cornice balustraded parapet, accessed by a straight flight of steps with balustrade sides. The garden elevation mirrors the front but features a pedimented doorway instead of a porch. The office wings are two storeys tall with five sash windows each, topped by steep hipped slate roofs and cupolas, and are enclosed by brick screen walls with rusticated pilasters. The overall design is impressively symmetrical.