The Stower Grange

The Stower Grange is a former rectory that has been converted into a restaurant and hotel. It primarily dates from the 18th and 19th centuries, but has a central core from the 17th century. The building is constructed from flint and brick, including red brick, gault brick, and colourwashed brick, with roofs made of pantiles and slate.

The central section of the building is 2½ storeys high and features a collar. There are extensions to the east and west, as well as an additional parallel section to the northwest, and two projecting wings to the north, both of which are 2 storeys tall. The facade includes a central section with five windows, three windows on the west side, and three on the east side, with entrance doors located next to the central section. The windows are sash style with glazing bars and flat brick arches.

To the right, there is a 19th-century door with six panels, a fanlight, and a moulded timber doorcase topped with a projecting pediment on consoles. To the left, another 19th-century door features double leaves with three panels and a fanlight, also with a moulded timber doorcase and a projecting pediment on consoles. The central section has a steeply pitched roof with timber modillion eaves and two gabled dormers that contain casement windows with glazing bars. The west side has parapet gables with a gable stack.

The eastern section has a lower roof, also with timber modillion eaves, and features a parapet and axial stack that mark the line of an earlier gable. The 17th-century fabric is visible in the central section and extends into the eastern section. The western section, made of gault brick, has a hipped roof and end stacks, with blind boxes on the first-floor windows.

At the rear to the east, a 17th-century moulded brick kneeler projects at the first-floor sill height. There is an early 18th-century double-gabled wing with three windows and a plat-band at the first-floor level, featuring cross windows with wrought iron casements and segmental brick arches. The interior mainly reflects 19th and 20th-century alterations, including an axial beam and closely spaced joists in the east end, and a notable 19th-century dogleg stair with square balusters and a hardwood handrail that ends in a scroll.