St Marthas Convent (The Mount House) With Attached Stable Block

St Martha's Convent, also known as The Mount House, is a notable red brick mansion dating from the mid-18th century, featuring stone dressings, quoins, and a string course. The building has two storeys and a main elevation with five windows, where the central three are slightly set forward and topped with a pediment. The sash windows include glazing bars, and the central doorway is large, framed by Ionic columns, leading to a six-panel door with a fanlight and pediment above. A bullseye window is located in the eaves pediment, and the building is finished with a modillion cornice, parapet, and a hipped roof. The lawn elevation has been altered by the addition of two full-height bow windows from around 1800, each featuring three sash windows. A cantilevered stair with two fluted balusters for each tread and a ramped handrail enhances the entrance.

From 1836 to 1863, the house was the residence of J H Green, the editor of 'Spiritual Philosophy; founded on the teachings of the late Samuel Taylor Coleridge', which was written and published here in 1866. During World War II, from 1941 to 1945, it served as the home for the Architectural Association School.

To the right of the house is a contemporary stable block, also built of red brick with a tiled roof. This two-storey structure has two windows on each side of a tall rusticated archway, which is topped with a pediment and a clock tower. The clock turret features two segmented and two triangular pediments on its faces, with a domed cupola above. A band runs between the floors, and arched openings are present below. The stable block also includes bullseye windows and sashes with balustraded aprons above. Red brick screen walls flank the house, featuring a pedimented archway with ball finials on either side.