Woodland House And Attached Walls, Gatepiers And Overthrow

Woodland House is a detached villa built around 1810, with some alterations made in the 20th century. It is constructed from limestone ashlar and features a double-pitched slate roof with three dormers and moulded stacks at the gable ends. The villa has a double depth plan, with a recessed two-storey block to the right.

The exterior consists of two storeys, an attic, and a lower ground floor, presenting a symmetrical three-window front, with an additional window on the right-hand block. A high moulded coped parapet, possibly added in the late 19th century, rises to the returns and conceals the stacks. The parapet includes three balustraded panels in front of the dormers. Architectural details include a cornice, frieze, a first-floor sill band, and a ground-floor platband. The attic features three-over-three pane sash windows, while the rest of the house has six-over-six pane sashes.

There is an enclosed porch, likely a later 19th-century addition, with clasping pilasters that support a cornice and blocking course, along with a wide margin-paned two-pane overlight and a reeded lintel above double panelled doors. The right-hand block has a narrow cornice and a first-floor sill band, with a six-over-six pane sash window above a 20th-century window and door. A garage, probably a former coach-house, extends from the left corner to the street, featuring a hipped roof and a parapet at the front. The garden elevation has three bays and is detailed similarly to the front.

The interior is reported to be good, although it was not inspected during this occasion. Attached to the garage and at the right-hand corner is an ashlar wall approximately 2 meters high and 12 meters long, which encloses the forecourt. Opposite the door are gatepiers with cornices and swept caps that support a semicircular arched cast iron overthrow, along with 20th-century gates. This house, possibly designed by John Pinch the Elder, is part of the early development of this area of Bathwick Hill.