Brownstone House

Brownstone House, located at 47 New Park Street, was built in 1720 and features two storeys and an attic, along with a basement. The front of the house is wide and divided into three main sections, with a three-bay central projection. It is mostly symmetrical, except for an additional one-bay extension that is set back on the left side. The building has a stone plinth with a moulded capping and is constructed of dark red rubbed brickwork of very fine quality, with chamfered stone quoins.

An elaborate moulded stone cornice with carved brackets adorns the top of the building, which has a hipped old tile roof. There are three dormers, each featuring a moulded wood cornice. The main section has seven tall windows on the first floor, all with stone bolection architraves and keystones. The central window has a 'mask' carving, while the others are decorated with leaf motifs. The ground floor has six similar windows, each with an additional frieze and cornice above.

The entrance features a tall eight-panel central door set in a heavy plain frame and stone surround, which has a bold bolection architrave with a keystone ornamented with a cupid's head over folded wings. The outer surround consists of panelled pilasters and carved scroll brackets, supporting a moulded cornice with an enriched bed mould featuring a leaf motif and a segmental pediment with similar decoration. The basement has six two-light stone mullioned leaded casements. The left-hand bay mirrors this design but has one window with a cornice at a slightly lower level.

The house is approached via a forecourt with brick paving and a flight of five semi-circular steps leading to the entrance door. Square brick chimneys with stone quoins and moulded stone capping are present. At the back of the building, there is a wing that follows a similar design but features a coved plaster cornice. Some slight modern additions can be seen on the return elevation to the left. The interior includes panelling, plasterwork, and a fine staircase with turned balusters.

Brownstone House, along with No 48 and the Castle Hotel, forms an important group at the south end of New Park Street.