Rosemellyn House

Rosemellyn House is a house built in 1871, and is attributed to William White. It is a building of group value because of its contribution to the area’s character. The exterior is constructed of slatestone and granite rubble, with granite and brick dressings, and has a slate roof featuring crested ridge tiles and gable ends. The house has gable stacks with brick shafts. The plan is of a large double depth, with a central entrance through a three-storey porch tower, a principal room to the front left and right, a central stair hall, and a drawing room to the rear left with a canted bay.

The front of the house is symmetrical with a central three-storey porch tower, featuring a pyramidal roof and obelisk finials at the corners, likely inspired by Trewan Hall. A brick string course forming a chevron pattern marks the first and second floors of the house and porch tower. The porch has a four-centred arched doorway with plank double doors in a diagonal pattern, and a bell-pull to the right. The sides of the porch have wooden mullion and transom windows set within brick voussoirs. The interior porch door is half-glazed with a Gothic cranked head and chevrons around the panels. A tile first floor window is three-light with wooden mullions and transoms. The second floor has a two-light chamfered granite window with a dated shield below the cill. Set-back bays flank the main block, each featuring a three-light chamfered wooden mullion and transom window with brick voussoirs on the ground and first floors. The left side has a blind gable. A canted bay extends through two storeys on a chamfered plinth, with a string course and panelled parapet, and has a three-light chamfered granite mullion and transom window at ground and first floor with sidelights. A single-story addition from the late 19th century is located on the right side. The right gable end has a four-pane sash window at ground and first floor, and a two-light casement with a row of pigeon holes. A nine-pane window is located on the first floor to the left. The front gable end has a two-light casement window at the first floor. The rear of the house has two four-pane sash windows, brick segmental arches, and a row of pigeon holes. The ground floor has two two-light casements.

The interior entrance hall features a panelled ceiling with chevron decoration. The straight stair has a moulded handrail and turned balusters, which are likely a later addition. The newels are Gothic, and the landing features a panel balustrade with pierced quatrefoils. All doors on the first floor are Gothic panelled. The room to the rear left is particularly well-preserved, with complete Gothic panelling, a dado with chevron decoration, and a wooden chimney-piece with a Gothic overmantel.