Grangewood

Grangewood is a house, now incorporated into a residential institution. It likely dates back to the 18th century or earlier, with alterations made in the 19th century. The house is timber-framed and has been plastered, with a roof of handmade red plain tiles. The main range faces northwest and has three bays. It features a rear stack located near the right end and an external stack at the left end, partially obscured by a two-story lean-to extension from the 19th century, which has a slate roof. A three-bay wing extends to the rear of the left end, and incorporates an end stack, with a flat-roofed single-story extension added in the 20th century to its left. A short, parallel range from the 18th century runs behind the main range, with a 19th-century external stack at the rear-right corner. A conservatory and a slate-roofed single-story lean-to also extend from the rear of this range. A 20th-century glazed link connects to a large, flat-roofed extension to the rear-right. The house has two storeys and a cellar. The front has a 2:1:2 window arrangement of 20th-century sashes, each with four lights. The central bay projects forward, while the left end steps back, concealing the lean-to extension. The facade includes an early 19th-century doorcase with fluted pilasters, panelled jambs, a moulded and pulvinated frieze, and a dentilled and moulded segmental pediment, enclosing a six-panel door. A moulded cornice and a plain parapet top the facade, and the roof is hipped. The left return displays one 18th-century sash window of 12 lights with a segmental head on each floor. The rear elevation features an early 19th-century sash window of 16 lights, and another of 9 + 6 lights with a segmental head, both featuring crown glass. Inside, the entrance hall has a 19th-century panelled dado and an 18th-century staircase with scrolled tread-ends, three twist-turned balusters per tread, a wreathed moulded handrail, and matching gallery. The ceilings have boxed axial beams and moulded coving; the original framing is concealed by plaster.