Ashley House

Ashley House dates to 1769, as indicated by a rainwater head. The house is constructed of red and stock brick, with three storeys. The front facade features a three-bay arrangement with nine sash windows, and a central projection topped with a pediment containing an oeil-de-boeuf (bullseye) window. Bands delineate the floors, and a doorcase of Adam design is centrally placed, incorporating a Tower of the Winds motif, Ionic columns, and back pilasters. The doorcase is further embellished with a fluted frieze containing six recessed circular paterae, a cornice, and a round arched surround with a mask and fielded panelled reveals, culminating in a semi-circular fanlight above the doorway. Steps lead to the entrance. A cornice with coved and fluted modillions tops the building, with a capped parapet completing the facade.

To the north, a projecting feature constructed of red brick showcases a Venetian window on the first floor, framed by Ionic columns within a double arch of rubbed brick. A painted broken pediment sits above the window, and a ramped parapet tops the section. The south side mirrors the north, with six windows and a ramped parapet. The rear elevation is of red brick and features sash windows in a one-three-one arrangement, with the outer windows set within slight projections. A band runs above the ground floor windows, and a sill band marks the second floor. Cornice and parapet detail the top of the rear facade, while small pediments adorn the projections. A central doorcase, featuring Ionic columns and a round arch, is also present. A one-storey segmental bowed extension, with a painted cornice and parapet, projects from the right side of the rear.

The interior boasts notable features, including a southeast ground floor room with rich stucco panelling and a carved, ornamented chimney piece with marble slips. A northeast room is similarly decorated but with a simpler character. Mahogany doors provide access to the principal rooms. The entry hall is panelled, and its intersection with a north-south passage features Ionic columns and a four-part vault. The original staircase retains turned and fluted balusters, carved brackets, and rises to a second floor with a panelled room and chimney piece. The house was illustrated in Stanley C Ramsay's "Smaller houses of the late Georgian Period".