Sambourne House

Sambourne House is an excellent example of an early 19th century suburban classical villa, built for Henry Wansey, a prominent local clothier. The building has two storeys, an attic, and a basement, and is constructed of ashlar. It features a first-floor cill band and a modillion cornice over a triglyph frieze that returns to the right, along with a blocking course. There is a large lead rainwater hopper on the left return. The mansard slate roof includes three round-headed dormers. On the first floor, there are three glazing bar sash windows, while the ground floor has a tripartite window to the right with French casements, a blind box, and a segmental-headed recess. To the left, there is a later projecting ground floor break with a central large bow window consisting of three French windows, with a cornice that continues from the adjacent portico. The central portico is supported by fluted Doric columns and features a triglyph frieze, a mutule cornice, and a blocking course, accessed by three steps. The large doorway has sidelights separated by console brackets in the style of Pinch/Baldwin, with eight panel, two-leaf doors and a shallow segmental fanlight with cast iron tracery.