Harvest House

Harvest House, built in 1903 by T.W. Cotman, is a building divided into apartments, originally constructed as the Felix Hotel. It was designed as a pastiche, drawing inspiration from Holland House in London and Hatfield House in Hertfordshire. The building is constructed of red brick with stone dressings and plain tile roofs. It has an irregular plan, with the entrance facade and an adjoining wing forming two sides of a courtyard. The facades are asymmetrical, and the building stands three storeys high, with two attic storeys. The windows are largely mullion and transom windows, mostly with two or three lights. The west facade features a 1:7:5:1 arrangement, with the second and last bays projecting forward, featuring shaped gables and two-storey canted bay windows with pierced stone parapets. The other bays have similarly detailed shaped gablets to the first attic storey. The second attic storey has casement dormers set back against the roof. The south-facing, or seaward front, is flanked by two projecting wings. A round arched loggia was originally extended across the entire front, imitating Holland House. The building features multiple brick stacks with moulded caps, and the roof is crowned by an elaborate clock turret, reminiscent of Hatfield House. The hall is decorated in a largely Jacobean style. Other interior rooms were not inspected during a resurvey in May 1985.