The Upper House And Forecourt Wall

The Upper House is a large house dating to the mid-18th century, later extended in the early and late 19th century, and now converted into six apartments. The main structure is brick built in Flemish bond, with a plinth, rubbed flat arches containing stone keys, and brick dentilled eaves. The wings are also in Flemish bond, distinguished by blue headers and red dressings, and stone cills. The roof is tiled, with a hipped design and half-hipped sections on the wings. The north-east front is symmetrical, featuring a three-storey centre which projects slightly forward of the two-storey wings, arranged with a 3-3-3 window pattern. The windows are sashes. A stucco porch is present, incorporating narrow windows on each side, pilasters at the corners, and detached square columns with a simple order and blocking course. The entrance is via a four-panelled door. The rear elevation has a complex arrangement of additions, with a prominent three-storey bow containing three windows matching the front’s details. The north wing contains two gables and a large conservatory, while the south wing has a gable and a hip with unequal projection. A single-storey flat-roofed block projects forward, and there’s a deep recess immediately south of the bow. Low brick walls with stone capping and continuous wrought-iron rails enclose a forecourt at each end of the front, linking the flank walls to the porch.