Longparish House

A mansion built in the late 17th or early 18th century, with alterations and additions from the late 19th century. It is constructed of stucco with a slate roof. The south-east front, which overlooks the River Test, is symmetrical and comprises two stories and a semi-basement, with a five-bay, three-window arrangement. The roof is hipped, with half-octagonal projections at each side. The front has a parapet with coping, and a cornice with small carved brackets. Windows are sash windows in reveals; the central opening of each end bay has French windows leading to a flight of wrought-iron-railed steps, while the two outer openings have steps and the three inner openings lead to a raised terrace with a cast-iron rail and central steps. A minor, single-story extension with an attic and one window is attached to the south-west corner.

The north-west front has symmetrical design with projecting wings, a two-story central section, and towers at the outside corners (the north-east tower being taller). This front has two stories, a seven-window arrangement (1.2.2.1.2.2.1 windows), and a hipped roof, with steep, chateau-style roofs to the towers. The eaves have a moulded cornice similar to that of the south-east front, which is raised in the centrepiece as a pediment. Details include Tudor hoodmoulds above the windows, first-floor bands to the towers, and a high plinth. Windows are sash windows with thick bays, and a Venetian light is above the doorway. The classical doorway has a fully-moulded cornice, a narrow pulvinated band above an eared architrave, and leads to a flight of spreading steps. The north-east tower has a second-floor window and a wide doorway with steps on its north-east face.

Extensions at the south-west end of the building connect to a narrow, single-story service block constructed of slate and painted brick. This block includes a gateway from the service courtyard to the garden, featuring an ornamental open timber frame, arch-braced with brackets, and supporting a half-hipped, steep roof patterned with scalloped bands.

Inside, the main rooms open from a corridor behind the front wall, with staircases at each end. Two rooms have panelling with corner rosettes. There are two 18th-century fireplaces and bold classical doorways.