The Red House School And Flanking Walls

The Red House School, along with its flanking walls, is a mid-18th century building that has been altered and extended in 1901 and 1910 by architect Ernest Newton for Richard Biddulph Martin. Originally known as The Red House, this structure is now a private school. It is constructed of red brick with limestone ashlar dressings and a base, featuring plain tiled hipped roofs behind parapets and brick end stacks.

The building stands three storeys high with a cellar, showcasing an ashlar band at the first floor level and a moulded cornice beneath the parapet. The façade consists of three bays with rusticated end quoins. All windows are framed with stone architraves; the outer bays feature Venetian windows on each floor, supported by four consoles beneath the jambs, with moulded keyblocks and 12-pane central sashes that have traceried upper glazing bars and 8-pane outer sashes. The central bay windows have two consoles beneath the jambs and moulded cornices with 12-pane sashes.

The central entrance is highlighted by a pediment and entablature supported by simple engaged columns, featuring a half-glazed door and a transom light with three glazing bars. Access to the entrance is provided by two flights of four steps, which have cast iron railings adorned with a scrolled frieze at the base, and the two central standards are topped with small ball finials.

To the rear right, there is a large two-storey wing designed by Newton, using similar materials and architectural details. The flanking walls, likely also designed by Newton, are made of brick on a tall ashlar base with ashlar coping. Each wall is approximately 12 feet high and five yards long, set back slightly from the front elevation. At the center of each wall is a gateway with a plain stone architrave and broad lintel, leading to a timber gate that features a decorative openwork "Chinese Chippendale" upper panel.