Froyle House

Froyle House is a large house and associated service wing built in 1820 for Thomas Burmindham. The house serves as offices, and the service wing has been converted into flats. Constructed from stucco, the main house is a three-storeyed block with a low-pitched hipped slate roof and a severely classical design displaying symmetrical elevations. The front (south-east) elevation features a 1-3-1 arrangement of windows, with minimal projection of the features. A centrepiece incorporates thin coping to a shallow parapet, a plain band, a moulded band to the second floor that serves as a cornice, a plain frieze, and four short pilasters with moulded caps. An additional plain base continues as a plinth to the first floor level. A moulded cill band to the first floor continues as a cornice to a dentilied entablature above four pilasters with moulded caps and bases, and a plain plinth. Ground-floor windows extend to plinth level; side windows are topped with cornices on brackets. The windows are casements. A plain doorway has double doors of three panels. The south-west elevation initially had four windows, although the central section has been altered by the later addition of a splayed bay with a slate roof; the other ground-floor windows are lower in height, with plain panels above. The north-east elevation is symmetrical with four windows, some now filled as panels, while others are sash windows. An angled unit, set back to the north side, contains a tall round-headed staircase window. The rear (north-west) elevation is divided, but the return face from the south-west corner features two wider windows paired with a large French window of three lights, beneath a cambered opening. A loggia, linked to the service wing, is located at the east side. The L-shaped service wing extends from the north corner of the main house and features two storeys with irregular fenestration. It has a hipped slate roof, painted brick walls, sash windows, and an entrance at the junction with the main block. Inside the main house, the original staircase remains, as do original doorways and some plain marble fireplaces. The hall has a marble floor.