Thorpe House

Thorpe House is a house dating from the 17th and 18th centuries, with a later splayed bay on the west end. It is constructed of brick, with red brick dressings and a tiled hipped roof. The house is two storeys and has an attic.

The front elevation features a wood dentil course topped by a brick parapet. Two dormers and two chimneys are present. A series of full-height brick pilasters, in the Doric order with moulded capitals and bases, run up the facade. There are pedestals with triglyphs in the entablature, and an enriched stone band between the pilasters at first-floor level. Sunk panels sit under the windows and within the pedestals. The facade has six windows, each with twelve-pane sashes. A stone Doric order entrance porch is supported by detached columns and pilasters and has steps with plain railings.

Inside, the entrance hall features six-panelled doors, a delicate moulded cornice with consoles and egg-and-dart detail. An ellipsoidal arch on pilasters and imposts leads to the staircase hall, along with a later fanlight. The floor is diagonally laid stone with black marble dots. The staircase is dog-legged, with two quarter landings. It has wide treads, cut strings, carved brackets, slender wood balusters—partially spiral turned, three to each tread—Doric column newels, and an upswept handrail at the corners. A dado-height wall panelling is present; full-height panelling lines the east wall of the ground floor. A large full-height window is above the quarter landing, with a semicircular head, small panes, and heavy glazing bars. The ceiling cornice is plain, with brackets and egg-and-dart detail. Upper parts of the walls have fielded plaster panels, cornices, and moulded architraves. Heavy band mouldings are present at first-floor level. An original opening on the landing is a depressed arch on pilasters. A cut-glass chandelier is also present. In a ground floor room to the left of the entrance, there's a plain ceiling with a simple moulded cornice, a dado rail, and full-height panelling, along with recesses with arched heads and a carved pine fireplace. Marble and cast iron interiors are featured. Shutters are fitted to the windows. A room to the right of the entrance features plain walls and ceiling, a moulded cornice with an acanthus motif, a dado rail, and a Rosso Levanto marble fireplace with a cast iron interior and a 17th-century basket grate. In a rear room to the left of the entrance, there's a semicircular bay window with an ornate cornice featuring a water leaf motif on the frieze. Moulded door architraves are also present.