Cumberland House, Including Front Wall And Railings

Cumberland House, including the front wall and railings, is a suburban house built as a hunting lodge for the Duke of Cumberland in 1745. It is constructed of red brick, partly vitrified, and features a slate hipped roof. There is a contemporary service wing on the south side, and a recessed extension added in 1974, which is not of special interest.

The main block of the house is two storeys with attics, characterized by a parapet and cornice band. It has a symmetrical facade with two, three, and two replacement sash windows, all with gauged brick lintels. The central section projects slightly and includes a round-headed window on the first floor. The entrance features a fielded panel door set in a fielded recess, topped by a leaded fanlight and flanked by a fluted Roman Doric surround with three-quarter columns and an entablature with a mutule cornice. There are three box sash dormers on the roof.

The service wing is parapeted and has one to two storeys with 19th-century flush sash windows and two tall 18th-century chimney stacks. The interior is well preserved, featuring a modillioned entrance hall with an arch leading to a rear central staircase. The ground floor north rooms have decorative doorcases and fire surrounds, with the rear room showcasing an unusual beamed ceiling. The staircase boasts two carved balusters per tread and carved scrolls on the string. The first-floor front rooms on the north and south sides have impressive Palladian-style fireplaces.

The rear elevation has a window arrangement of four, one, and three. A central tetrastyle porch with slender Tuscan columns is flanked by doors on each side.

On both sides of the front of the house, there is a contemporary red brick wall and railings. The walls on the left and right have stone coping, with the right wall curving down in front of the service block. Terminal piers feature carved stone finials, and the wall continues north for 10 metres in a chequered red brick pattern. The iron railings have spikes and vase finials, and there is a single gate.