The Grange

The Grange is a house that was formerly a rectory, originating in the mid-18th century. It underwent a major extension and refacing around 1825, with further extensions and alterations around 1860. The building is constructed of ashlar with slate and pantile roofs, featuring raised coped verges. It has two storeys and five windows, arranged in a picturesque and irregular pattern of single and triple light windows under hood moulds. The ground floor includes pointed French windows, some adorned with gothick tracery. To the left, there is a single-storey canted bay with an openwork parapet, while to the right, a two-storey bay features a cornice and a plain parapet. The building has two-tier ashlar stacks at both ends and an off-centre stack on the right. A recessed bay on the left contains a two-light casement window above a six-panel door in a plain frame. The rear elevation is less distinguished, showing a pantiled earlier block that retains sash windows with voussoirs. Inside, there is a fine dog leg cantilevered staircase with twisted iron and brass balusters. Notably, Arthur Conan Doyle was a frequent guest at The Grange in the 1920s.