Creech Grange

Creech Grange is a large manor house, originally dating back to the 16th century, with substantial alterations and additions made across the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. It was initially built by Sir Oliver Laurence and later enlarged and had its south front remodelled between 1738 and 1741 by Francis Cartwright of Blandford, commissioned by Dennis Bond. Further modifications to the east front occurred in 1846, undertaken by Nathaniel Bond.

The building is constructed of ashlar stone walls with stone slate roofs and coped gables, featuring stone stacks with octagonal shafts. Originally built with a half-H plan, it has been extended to form a rectangular block, with additional service wings on the north side. The house is two storeys and has attics.

The main east facade, in a 19th-century "Tudor" style, is characterized by a central gabled porch with octagonal buttresses rising as pinnacles and a 4-centred arched doorway. The first floor and attic each feature a 3-light mullioned window with arched lights. A staircase tower, with battlements, is located north of the porch. Projecting gabled wings extend from each end of the facade. The south wing incorporates a 16th-century 2-storey oriel window of 6 lights, with heraldic glass on the ground floor, and a 3-light window in the gable. The north wing features 4-light mullioned windows on both the ground and first floors, alongside a 3-light window in the gable. Central sections flanking the porch also have similar windows and gabled dormers.

The south front, dating to the 18th century, presents a classical style with a balustraded parapet and a central projecting bay topped with a pediment. A part-glazed door is flanked by Tuscan pilasters and an entablature. The ground floor has four double-hung sash windows with glazing bars within a moulded stone surround; a further five similar windows are on the first floor, and a single, segmental-headed window is situated within the pediment. Rusticated pilasters are present at each end, with quoins mirroring those of the central bay. A rubble stone kitchen extension is located north of the front section, and a rear service range is constructed in brick.

Internally, the Hall showcases 19th-century oak panelling and a stone fireplace surround. The south wing contains 18th-century panelling, a marble fireplace surround, and a panelled ceiling in the front room. The front room of the north wing also retains 18th-century panelling. There is a 19th-century oak staircase with carved spandrils, an ornamental plaster ceiling to the stairwell, a large fireplace with a stone arch in the kitchen, and a fireplace with a stone arch in the kitchen.