Sansome Lodge (No 4) And Sansome House (No 6)

Sansome Lodge (No.4) and Sansome House (No.6) are a house, now offices, dating to the mid-18th century and originally built for CT Withers. Later additions and alterations were made, including a wing to the rear in the mid-19th century. The building is constructed of reddish-orange brick in Flemish bond, with a plain tile hipped roof and brick stacks, one off-centre to the left and another on the left return, featuring an oversailing course and pots. A renewed stack is present at the right. The original layout was likely L-shaped, evolving into a U-plan with what was once a central entrance.

The building is two storeys with attics and features a 2:3:2 window arrangement on the first floor. A central, pedimented section projects forward. The first floor windows are 6/6 cambered-headed sashes, while the ground floor has a mix of 6/6, two 10/10, and two 6/6 cambered-headed sashes, all set in plain reveals with gauged brick sills and arches. A moulded timber cornice has been renewed. The pediment contains a lunette with gothic glazing bars. Two box dormers with 3/3 cambered-headed sashes are situated above. The entrances, one central and the other off-centre to the left, are identical in design: they consist of 6-raised-and-fielded-panel doors with glazed upper lights, set within tooled architraves, pilastered surrounds with fluted console brackets, a frieze and segmental pediments.

The right return, originally the garden facade, has a similar 2:3:2 window arrangement and a central breakforward. Primarily, the windows here are 6/6 cambered-headed sashes where original, with plain reveals, sills, and gauged brick arches. A bow window on the ground floor features two 10/10 sashes, curved on plan. An additional entrance has a part-glazed door within a surround featuring Doric pilasters, frieze, and cornice. The left return has similar 6/6 cambered-beaded sashes, alongside the extension with a 6/6 staircase sash that has radial glazing bars to the head. An attic window is a 12/12 sash.

Inside, original joinery and plasterwork remain. To the left is a closed-string, open-newel staircase with a shaped ramped handrail, elongated-onion balusters, and square newel posts. A panelled dado and ovolo-moulded cornice adorn the hall. The interior doors are 6-flush-panel. A marble fireplace is found in the front room to the right. Originally known as Sansome House, it was a seat of the Withers family, with extensive grounds. It is shown on George Young's Map of 1779. Sansome Lodge and Sansome House form a group with Nos 4-8 Sansome Walk and Nos 11, 12, 12A and 13 Pierpoint Street.