Grove House

Grove House is a house dating from around 1680, constructed of rubblestone that has been later rendered, with dressed Ketton limestone used for the quoins and door and window surrounds. It features a pyramidal roof, now covered with cement tiles, and has a 19th-century cast iron balustrade around the original flat roof. The central stack, made of dressed limestone, includes an entablature and recessed panels on each side. A finely moulded stone eaves cornice adds to the architectural detail.

The house has a square plan with a central passage and stands two storeys tall, with a moulded stone band separating the storeys. The principal front displays five original ovolo mullion casement openings, although these now contain 20th-century windows. On either side of the central doorway, which features an original half-round coved hood supported by scroll brackets, are four similar windows. The doorcase also has ovolo moulding that ends in ogee stops. The stone plinth has been rendered and has a moulded upper edge.

The east and west elevations retain their original fenestration and door openings, while the south front has a renewed band and 20th-century hung sashes. Inside, there are two panelled rooms; one features bolection moulded panels arranged in three heights, while the other has a wall with bolection moulded and raised and fielded panels in two heights, along with dado and larger bolection moulding around two internal doorways. The remaining panelling in this room is of a later date. The house includes a typical late 17th-century central passage, and the east doorway has the original half-glazed door with thick ovolo moulded glazing bars.

The roof structure is a two-tier, butt purlin roof from the late 17th century. An attic staircase leads to the balustraded walk or flat and features original flat section balusters and a newel with a matching flat section finial. It is believed that Grove House was originally built as a hunting lodge for the Earl of Leicester.