The Mansion

The Mansion is a large attached house located on Fore Street in Evershot. It was built in the mid-18th century, with a south wing dating back to the 17th century. The building features rubble-stone walls with ashlar stone quoins, a moulded stone cornice, and a brick parapet with stone coping. The roof is hipped and covered with slate, and there are rendered stacks at the ridge on the left, behind the ridge, and at the right-hand eaves.

The house has two storeys and dormers, with a total of seven windows, three of which are grouped closely in the centre. The windows have moulded stone architraves with projecting dropped keystones and stone cills, and they are fitted with sashes that include glazing-bars. The front door is centrally located and features a moulded stone architrave, imposts, and a round head with a keystone that is carved with a grotesque face. This round head is framed by volute brackets and a stone cornice. The door itself is an 8 fielded-panel design from the 20th century, topped with a semi-circular leaded fanlight.

The front range of the house is single depth and has a symmetrical composition facing the street. At the rear, there is a projecting circular staircase bay in the angle. The large original sash window at the rear is canted in form, with a moulded stone architrave and a projecting dropped keystone. The rear wing, which is at right angles to the main building, also has two storeys and dormers, featuring five windows with one, two, and four-light mullions that are hollow-chamfered and have separate labels above. The first floor has sashes with glazing-bars, while the ground floor has wood and metal casements.

There is a doorway on the right side at ground level that dates to the 17th century, characterized by square stone jambs, moulded imposts, and an elliptical stone head. This doorway has a flush-panel door with two top lights from the 19th century.