Upwey House

Upwey House is a detached villa situated within its own grounds, dating to approximately the 1830s and 1840s, with an early 20th-century extension. It is constructed of Portland stone with slate roofs. The original main section is in a Tudoresque style and faces east, linked by a gateway to a service block and a large matching range added to the southwest early in the 20th century, all within a long, narrow courtyard.

The east-facing elevation features paired, haunched gables and a recessed centre with a slightly projecting porch. Windows are generally recessed wood mullioned casements with moulded labels. The left gable includes a small blind lancet above a three-light window, which sits within a deep, angled projecting bay with a four-centred small-pane window featuring arched heads to the lights. Above the porch is a two-light window, and in the right gable, a stone gabled oriel with a three-light window is supported by four brackets, situated above a deep two-light window with margin panes. The porch itself, with a raised parapet incorporating a carved lion rampant at the centre, has a wide, four-centred opening with a carved label and spandrels on double, chamfered jambs, and a glazed inner door. Lofty brick stacks are located on the ridge to the left of the centre, to the right, and at the eaves of the courtyard return. A stone wall with a parapet and a raised centre, set slightly forward to the adjoining blocks, includes an elliptical-arched doorway with a studded plank door. To the right, a gabled range has an oriel similar to that on the left, but with a small blind lancet under a dropped label above the window. Another lofty brick stack is at the right eaves.

The building returns across the end of the courtyard, which has various sash and casement windows. The south front, originally the east range, has a projecting gable to the left with a lancet and a three-light window. A flat-roofed, one-storey canted bay with full-height casements is situated adjacent, and to the right is an oriel raised as a gabled dormer with a blind lancet and a three-light casement above a pair of French doors. To the left of this range is the two-bay added range.

The interior is not generally accessible, though the entrance lobby features Portland stone slabs and Gothick four-panel doors in linings. Beyond is a staircase hall with a lateral staircase to the right upon entry, constructed with a solid string, stick balusters, and a mahogany handrail that returns to the landing on the first floor.