Northaw Place

House, formerly a residential school. Built around 1690, possibly for Captain Moncey R.N. It was altered in the early 18th century, around 1860, and in the late 19th century. The earliest part of the house, on the east side, has a five-window north front, which was refaced with cement around 1860. It features a banded ground floor. A square porch has attached Roman Doric columns with decorated lower sections, and balustrading. A slightly projecting central window bay is emphasised with a pediment above the first-floor window. Chamfered quoins are present, along with sash windows in shallow-moulded surrounds. An extension to the right includes three moulded relieving arches and similar detailing. Large additions were made to the west side in the early and late 19th centuries. At a right angle to the west end is a stable block, originally from the late 17th century, now constructed from red brick with a slate hipped roof, and featuring a large clock tower. The tower has a square base with clock faces, dentilled open pediments, an octagonal turret with columns and a modillioned cornice, an ogee lead hood and an intact clock mechanism. The garden elevation of the original house is red brick, dating to around 1700, with a first-floor band, and early 19th-century flush sash windows. A square porch has fluted Greek Doric columns and pilaster responds. A 19th-century stucco eaves cornice is also present. Yellow stock brick and gauged brick lintels are used in the later west extensions.

The interior includes a very good staircase hall from around 1700, featuring canvas wall and ceiling paintings in the style of Verrio, depicting scenes from classical mythology. There is barley-twist balustrading. The hall and ground floor rooms have contemporary fielded panelling, with the northeast room and vestibule containing frames for paintings, set over bolection-moulded fireplaces. A northeast first-floor room contains Chinese-style paintings on the rails and mutins of the panelling, now painted over.