Digswell House

Digswell House is a circa 1807 country house built by Samuel Wyatt for Lord Cowper following the demolition of a medieval mansion. The main block is two storeys high, constructed of brown stone, now rendered and painted, with a replacement hipped slate roof. The north (entrance) front has five windows with plain reveals, the central three in a slightly projecting bay topped by a simple pediment. A band runs along the first-floor sill level. The entrance door is now entirely glazed, set within a severe Doric porch with two columns supporting a projecting cornice and a flat roof. A later 19th-century brick wing was added to the northeast. The south front features a shallow portico of four tall Ionic columns that extend the full height of the house and support an undecorated entablature. A low, stepped parapet sits above, notably over the central columns. C19 three-light windows are recessed in a shallow round-headed shape on the ground floor. Plain panels are set above the central three windows to reduce the visual weight between the storeys. The west end is a plain wall with three windows. All windows are hung sashes with glazing bars.