Midsomer Norton Bath and North East Somerset Council Offices

A house, now council offices, was built in the mid-to-late 18th century in the Palladian style. The building is constructed of ashlar stone with a slate roof and has ashlar chimney stacks with moulded caps at the gable ends. It is three stories high with a basement, and five windows wide. The windows are sash windows with glazing bars in rusticated surrounds; the ground and first floors have six-over-six panes, while the second floor has three-over-three panes. A square-headed doorway features a Gibbs surround and a moulded open pediment supported by brackets, with four steps leading to a later half-glazed six-panel door. The front elevation includes a plinth, rusticated angle pilasters (appearing as French quoins), a moulded cornice, and a plain parapet. A lead rainwater pipe with a conical rainwater head is located on the left-hand (west) gable.

A single-story library wing, dating to around 1900, is attached to the left side, featuring four pairs of arched windows. The rear of the building retains a central stair gable and a long, two-story rendered wing with a tiled roof on the left. A large extension dating to the 1980s is connected to the rear. Local stone quadrant walls line the High Street, and these walls incorporate a wrought iron overthrow bearing the lettering "Norton-Radstock Urban District Council.”

The interior contains original features such as cornices and moulded plaster panels. A fine mid-18th century staircase is present, along with a good early 18th century doorcase, now enclosed within a later lobby to the rear. This doorcase has an architrave surround, carved brackets, and an enriched Vitruvian scroll frieze. The building was originally known as the 'Mansion House' or 'Grey House' and was a private residence set within 10 acres of parkland. It was sold to Norton Radstock Urban District Council in 1937. The design is similar to work by the Patys, a Bristol-based architectural and building firm.