Claverham House

Claverham House is a house dated 1744, with alterations made in the mid-19th century. It is constructed of rubble with limestone dressings; the 19th-century work is in limestone ashlar. The roof is a hipped mansard, covered in pantiles, with crestings and two stacks on each side. The house is two storeys and five bays. The first floor has sash windows with exposed boxes, splayed stone heads, and keystones. The ground floor has square 19th-century bays to the right and left, each with two plate-glass sashes facing the front. These bays feature a panelled frieze and cornice. A central 19th-century porch has pilasters on pedestals, a panelled double door set within a round-headed opening with a moulded surround, a keystone, a fanlight with radial glazing bars, a parapet, and a cornice. Three gabled 19th-century dormers, each with a two-light casement and a finial, are also present. The house has a rubble parapet with a cornice that ramps up to ball finials on stems, rusticated quoin strips, and a plinth.

To the left and projecting forward is a one-and-a-half storey 19th-century addition with a square bay to the front. This bay has four narrow plate-glass sashes with shouldered heads, one similar sash to each side, a panelled parapet and cornice, and a small two-light casement above, featuring a chamfered stone mullion and a hood mould. The addition also has rusticated quoin strips, a moulded string carried around the bay, a stepped gable with ball finials on the top and sides, and a plinth.

The right return has a returned parapet and cornice, which continues between two ashlar stacks. There are two two-light attic casements with large ovolo-moulded mullions. A lead rainwater head is dated 1744. The left return has an external stack to the side of the 19th-century addition and a similar sash window. The gable end of the main house has two tall attic lights, one with an ovolo mullion and one chamfered, both with plate-glass windows, along with a lead rainwater head with a patterned front.

The rear of the house has three bays to the left and includes a two-storey rear wing attached to the right (now in separate occupation and excluded from the listing). The two bays to the left have ground and first-floor sashes with thicker glazing bars in deep stepped reveals, with splayed stone heads and keystones at ground floor. There are also two cellar openings with relieving arches, a two-light casement with large ovolo mullions and iron stanchions to the left, a door to the right, and a small 3-pane 20th-century window. The third bay has a large round-headed sash in a raised stone surround with a keystone and Gothic tracery glazing bars. A single-storey, flat-roofed 20th-century porch is located to the right, with a panelled door and a five-light window to the rear. There is one two-light gabled dormer and a rooflight. The interior of the house was not inspected but is said to contain a good staircase and several 19th-century fireplaces.