The Gothick Library

The Gothick Library is a chapter house built in 1832 by Vuillamy. It is the remains of a building that was once part of a Regency mansion, which has since been demolished. The exterior features stucco on the parts that were visible and brick on two sides, topped with a pyramid slate roof. The structure has an octagonal plan and is adorned with crocketted pinnacles above stepped buttresses at the corners. Between these buttresses, there is a parapet with a moulded canopy and a dripstone band that encloses six diamond cusped panels on four faces. The building has a pointed two-light window with tracery in the upper section and cusped ogees below a transom, along with a moulded base. Each of the four sides has full-height windows, one of which has a doorway positioned below the transom, while the other windows have cills at transom level. At the rear, two sides are made of brick, and there is an octagonal buttress that rises above the parapet as a crenellated turret, which serves as the flue for the fireplace. Inside, the roof frame dates from the late 20th century, and the windows are unglazed, but there are remnants of plasterwork featuring cusped quatrefoils. The fireplace is located opposite the doorway, and there are prints that depict the original appearance of the library, showing shelving that reached up to the higher cill levels.