Heathbank

Heathbank is a house dating from the mid-19th century, designed by R. Norman Shaw and exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1866. This early work is notable for its uncharacteristic Gothic style. The house is asymmetrical, constructed of red brick with a tiled roof incorporating bands of curved tiles, and has two storeys and attics. The front elevation features two gables that progressively set back on the right-hand side; this side is lower than the left. A three-light dormer window is present. The design includes long and short quoins, four mullioned and transomed windows – the one within the first gable has a hood moulding – and long and short quoins to the window surrounds. A round-headed doorway is topped with a hood moulding, and there is a doorcase featuring a hipped, tiled, and weather porch supported by wooden posts.