Newbridge House

Newbridge House is a large detached house, now operating as a hotel, dating back to around 1770. It has undergone additions in 1902 and further extensions in the late 20th century, with the 1902 work carried out by W. J. Willcox. The building is constructed of limestone ashlar with Welsh slate roofs, although not all of the roof is visible from the ground.

The house comprises a square main block with a double-depth plan, a small single-story wing added in 1902 to the east, a larger late 18th-century wing to the west, and a further 20th-century extension. It is designed in a Palladian style.

The north elevation, which is three bays wide and has a basement and two storeys, features a rusticated ground floor, pilasters at each end, a platband at first-floor level, a lintel, a cornice, a partial balustraded parapet, and six/six-sash windows with voussoir heads on the ground floor. There are wrought iron area railings along the front. A 1902 porch occupies the canted angle between the main block and the east wing, featuring a double door with a fanlight and an elaborate hood supported by console brackets. The 1902 east wing is horizontally rusticated and has plain sashes, plus a terrace with iron railings, which is accessed from a modern canted projection from the main block’s east wall. The west wing is constructed of rubble and has two bays. The ground floor contains a doorway with a rectangular light above and a tripartite sash to the right, flanked by two/two-sash windows; the first floor has six/six-sash windows in plain ashlar frames. It has a low-pitched roof with verge kneelers and a stone stack. A further extension to the west is constructed in ashlar, with a six-panel door and an eight/eight-sash window on the ground floor, an eight/eight-sash window above, and a parapet.

The south (garden) elevation, which is three storeys high, includes a loggia supported by four Tuscan columns on the ground floor, and a tented balcony running the full width, with cast iron railings and supports, on the first floor. The rear wall exhibits horizontal rustication. French doors are flanked by two tall six/six-sash windows on the ground floor, while the second floor has four six/six-sash windows with a central four/four-sash, all fitted with louvered shutters. A listel, cornice, and balustraded parapet complete the elevation, and the 1902 east wing features a canted bay on its south end with plain sashes.

The interior of the ground floor has been significantly altered, but retains a good staircase with an iron balustrade and a mahogany handrail. The remainder of the interior was not inspected.