Old Grove House And Attached Outbuildings And Railings

Old Grove House is a semi-detached house built in the early 18th century, with additions made in 1730 and renovations by Parker & Unwin around 1912, followed by further work in 1959 by MJF Secrett. The building features brown and yellow stock brick with red brick dressings and has a hipped slated roof with dormers and a 20th-century modillion eaves cornice.

The west front, which serves as the entrance, has mostly been refaced in yellow stock brick in 1912, with the south end rebuilt around 1959. The house is single storey with an attic and semi-basement, featuring five windows, two of which are blind to the right of the entrance. The central entrance is framed by an early 20th-century Neo-Georgian Tuscan doorcase with a pediment, leading to a round arched entrance that includes a keystone, a panelled door, a cornice head, and a patterned fanlight. Above the entrance is an oculus with a gauged brick surround, and the recessed sashes have gauged brick cambered arches with blind boxes. A cornice runs above the windows.

The south front, which faces the garden, was refronted around 1959 and has three storeys with four windows and a blind panel at the east end. It features a wooden Doric pedimented doorcase and segmental arched sash windows with exposed boxing, along with plain brick bands at the floor levels. There is a projecting single window stucco extension that was also renovated in 1959.

The interior has not been inspected but is noted to retain some good features, including panelling, fireplaces, and Rococo plasterwork in the dining room.

Additionally, there are attached cast-iron railings with torch flambe finials at the areas on the west front. At the rear, there are outbuildings with a gateway dated 1859 that leads to a former laundry (now No.7 The Mount Square) and former stables (now Nos 8 and 8A The Mount Square).