Severn Bank

Severn Bank is a house that was largely rebuilt around 1830, although it has an 18th-century core. The exterior is finished in stucco with slate roofs. The main range, possibly dating from the late 18th century, has been refaced in stucco on the east front and features a large tower-like addition on the west side. The building is two stories tall on the east side and has a tall three stories with a basement on the west side. It is decorated with battlements all around and has moulded string courses between the floors.

The east front includes two broad splayed bays with later 19th-century windows that have top-lights; the central bay has three windows, while the sides have single windows. There are two windows on the first floor and large French windows on the ground floor. A cast iron Gothick verandah spans the front, supported by slim shafts that divide the house, featuring pierced spandrels.

The west front consists of a square plan addition with a large full-height curved bow that has three windows. The pointed head windows on the first and second floors retain their glazing bars with intersecting tracery. The ground floor features doors leading to a cast iron balcony, and there are square-headed sash windows in the basement.

The lower north range, originally built in the mid-18th century, is two stories with an attic and has three-story half-hexagon end bays. It has a mansard slate roof with flat dormers in the center and glazing bar sash windows. On the west side, the ground floor has a Greek Doric colonnade with five columns, originally open, and the south end bay has battlements that match the main range. The east side has battlements only on the north end bay. The main entrance is at the south end, featuring a Tudor arched porch in stucco, with a six-panel door and a traceried oblong fanlight.

Inside, there is a marble Adam style fireplace in the center room on the east side. The west side has a large room on each floor, with a coved cornice and a curved ceiling on the ground floor, and Gothic flat tracery on the first floor ceiling. A fine staircase connects the different levels of the east and west sides, with straight central flights and curved returns on each side. The house was built for the Earls of Coventry of Croome Court.