Worting House

Worting House is a late 18th century to early 19th century building located on Church Lane in Basingstoke. It features a symmetrical front on the south side with three storeys and a window arrangement of 2-1-2, flanked by later side wings that are two storeys high with one window each. The central section has a hipped slate roof, while the wings have slate roofs that end in gables at both the front and rear. The exterior is constructed of red brick in Flemish bond, with rubbed flat arches and a plinth. Notable stone features include a plain coping along the parapet, a moulded cornice with curved dentils, window cills, and framing around the central Venetian window on the first floor, which is adorned with a fully-moulded Tuscan Order of pilasters and brackets below the cill. The porch features wooden Tuscan Order columns with plain stone bases, a thin architrave between the inner pilasters, a plain fanlight, and a wide six-panelled door. The side wings, separated from the central block by a narrow recess, have gable pediments with coping and cornices at eaves level, as well as an arched recess that contains a semi-circular upper window above a Venetian window with an unmoulded stone frame. The wings have Victorian sash windows in reveals, with a narrow sash window on either side of the entrance. The other elevations are less regular, but the arched recess of the wings is also repeated on the rear (north) face. Inside, the hall features an oval arch leading to a rear hall that contains the original staircase. A modern single-storeyed block is attached to the north side.