Epping House School

Epping House School is a country house that has been converted into a school. It has origins dating back to the 17th or 18th century and was remodeled, raised, and extended between 1820 and 1838 for Sir W. Horne, who was the attorney-general. Further alterations and extensions were made around 1906 for Sir B. Henderson. The building is constructed of brick and has a cement render that is scored to resemble ashlar, topped with hipped slate roofs.

Originally, the house likely had three bays and two storeys, but it has been extended to five bays, with double depth and three storeys, along with a four-bay, two-storey service wing. The entrance front features central half-glazed doors with a segmental fanlight that has circle tracery, and it is framed by a modified Greek Doric timber porch. The windows are recessed glazing bar sashes, with small six-pane sashes on the second storey. The right side of the ground floor has a large canted bay with five sashes and a moulded cornice above a flat head. The building has a plinth and a panelled, bracketed eaves soffit. There are two unevenly spaced ridge stacks, with the right end stack being prominent.

To the left, there is a three-bay return that includes a two-storey canted bay facing the front. The garden front, which was likely the original entrance front, features a pediment over the central three bays supported by brackets, along with a relief swag. The first floor has a central key-blocked twelve-pane sash flanked by nine-pane sashes. The ground floor has a five-window canted bay with a moulded cornice above a flat head and garden doors to the left. Ridge stacks are located on either side of the central bays on the rear ridge. The service wing was originally separated by a covered drive, which is now blocked.

In the garden, there is a large bracketed early 20th-century pediment to the left that has a keyed oculus. The return end features a central early 20th-century pediment above a Venetian window that overlooks a small courtyard enclosed by single-storey stock brick outbuildings with hipped roofs.

Inside, the early 19th-century entrance hall features an open well staircase with shaped tread ends, an oval lantern, and marble fireplace mantels. Much of the interior was remodeled around 1906 and includes ornate plasterwork. A late 20th-century addition to the left is not of special interest.