Netherton House

Netherton House is a large house built in the early 18th century, with alterations and extensions made in 1966-67 by Raymond Erith. The building is constructed of brick and tile and has a square plan with symmetrical facades. The front (east) elevation features three storeys with a 2:1:2 window arrangement. It has a hipped roof with a fully moulded modillion cornice, which is raised above a slightly projecting centrepiece that includes a pediment with a blank lunette. The walls are made of blue headers with flush red dressings, and there are quoins, rubbed flat arches (cambered over the upper windows), 15th and 2nd floor bands, a moulded plinth, and stone cills. The windows are sashes with thick glazing bars, and there are three casements at the top. The entrance has a Doric doorcase with a modillion cornice, a pulvinated frieze, fluted pilasters against a plain background, and panelled reveals and soffit, leading to an 8-panelled door above three steps.

On either side of the ground floor, there are small wings with one window each, and the parapet wall curves downwards. The rear (west) elevation mirrors these details and has six windows, with the staircase windows (two in the centre) set at different heights; the upper window is taller and round-arched, while the lowest on the south side is a doorway with a one-half glazed door. Attached to the south end is a wing with one storey and an attic, featuring a large ground floor room that has French windows opening onto the garden. The north and south elevations have similar details, with widely spaced three windows and Flemish bond brickwork; the north side includes a kitchen extension from 1964, while the south side has an early 19th-century outshot and a Classical wood splayed bay added by Raymond Erith in 1966-67, which features an Ionic Order enclosing an arched French door. Inside, the original staircase rises to full height at the back of the entrance hall, which has dado panelling. The doors and architraves are original, and there are Adams fireplaces that were added later.