Collipriest House

Country house, dating to the early 18th century with a main front designed around 1778 by Thomas Winslow. It is now divided into residential flats. The house is constructed of stucco and render with stucco detailing, featuring steep dry slate hipped roofs (except for the service wing), rendered end stacks on the left side, two stacks to the rear of the front range, an axial stack to the left-hand service wing, and a lateral stack to the left of the right-hand wing.

The building has a large U-shaped plan, incorporating a double-depth range at the front, a service wing projecting at right angles behind the left side, and an early 18th-century south garden front projecting at right angles behind the right-hand side.

The symmetrical front elevation is three stories high with a 1:5:1 window arrangement, with projecting end bays. Most windows are early 19th-century 12-pane hornless sashes. A central, open-pedimented Doric porch provides access via a round-arched doorway. Above the doorway is a traceried overlight with scrolled detailing, covering the original pair of 3-panel doors with fielded panels. Other exterior details include mid-floor bands and a modillion cornice to the parapet. The right-hand (south) return elevation, two stories high, has a pedimented centre that projects forward, featuring a keyed oculus within the pediment and a bellcote above. Round-arched openings with spoked fanlight heads are visible on the ground floor and in the two bays on the right.

The interior, although only partially inspected, includes a fine entrance hall with good plasterwork and two Ionic columns that are remnants of a later 18th-century phase.

Historically, Collipriest was the residence of the Carew and Blundell families. A photograph of a 1763 portrait of Mrs Thomas Winslow, who lived at Collipriest and was related to Sir Joshua Reynolds, is present in the entrance hall. The building demonstrates group value as an important example of a country house in the region.