The Grange

The Grange is a house that dates from the 16th or early 17th century for its rear wing, with a front block added in the mid-18th century. The rear wing is timber framed and encased in red brick, while the front block is made of plum brick with lighter red brick dressings. It features steep old red tile roofs. This tall, symmetrical house has two storeys, a cellar, and an attic, and it faces east, set back from the street behind a high wall.

The older, low rear wing extends to the southwest and has a large internal chimney, facing south. The front block has a two-cell, central-entrance layout with projecting gable chimneys on the north and south ends. A staircase at the rear connects the staggered floor levels of the two parts of the house. The east front has three bays, with the central bay projecting forward and a parapet above the eaves band that rises to form a pediment at the center. The parapet extends against raking gable parapets at each end.

There are three moulded flush box sash windows with six-over-six panes and external blind boxes, all set under flat gauged arches. Five stone steps lead up to the central six-panel fielded door, which features a radial lead fanlight in a painted stone Gibbs surround, complete with a full entablature, swelled frieze, and triple keystone. The south side of the southwest wing has four two-light casement windows on the first floor and two four-light windows on the ground floor, all with small panes.

Inside, the front entrance hall is floored with red and blue tiles. The cut string staircase, which rises to the attic level, has a square well and features carved tread-ends with three turned balusters on each tread. The handrail is swept and echoes the dado on the wall. The rear wing contains chamfered beams.