Delrow House

Delrow House is a house, now in institutional use, with possible origins dating back earlier than 1669. That date, along with initials, is inscribed on the rainwater heads of the rear wing. The house was built in 1669 for W. Hutchinson and extended in the 18th century. It was considerably remodelled and extended between approximately 1820 and 1840 for Sir A Dalrymple. The construction is of stuccoed brick with tile and slate roofs. Originally a hall with a cross wing to the left, the ‘L’ shaped plan survives, along with later extensions. The architectural style is loosely Jacobethan.

The house is two storeys with an attic in the rear wing. The front elevation has four windows under two gables on the left, reflecting the earlier building. Steps lead up to a projecting two-bay porch on the right, with a fielded panelled door in a reveal, a moulded architrave, relief cherubs, brackets, and a segmental pediment with a panelled soffit. Tall sash windows are flanked by egg and dart architraves. The porch has corner pilaster strips and a cornice. On the ground floor to the left, there are two smaller paired sashes in reveals. First-floor windows are glazing bar sashes. The stucco is scored to resemble ashlar. A plat band runs over the first floor, with a moulded lower course. The left gable is slightly lower with a moulded coped parapet, and oculi are set in the gables, the right being blind. Axial stacks have triple diagonally set shafts, moulded oversailing caps, and decorative terracotta pots.

The taller 18th-century block to the right has two gables and sash windows, with one blind opening on the first floor. A plat band is also present. A rectangular bay is visible on the right return, featuring a four-light ovolo moulded mullion and transom casement and a parapet. The first floor shows three sashes arranged to resemble a Palladian design, with a central relieving arch. The left return has two gables on the main block and scattered casements and blind windows. A rebuilt parlour wing is located to the rear left, with an entrance in the inner angle of the ‘L’ shape. The rear left has an 18th-century block with a full-height projecting bay, featuring a four-light casement on the ground floor and sashes on the first floor. French windows and two gables are visible on the main block of the rear elevation. The rear right features three gables, extending beyond the parlour wing, with four windows. A two-storey rectangular bay is present, with sashes and segmental relieving arches. Two bays to the rear are taller, with attic windows.

The garden front to the rear of this wing has four gables and two first-floor oriel windows.

The interior contains two mid-17th century carved fireplaces and early 19th century doorcases.