Cobble Stones

The Cobble Stones is a house built in 1905 by Francis Troup, constructed of stone rubble with gable ended slate roofs. The house has an Arts and Crafts style main range with gable ends and two adjoining right-angled projections to the rear, forming a rough square plan. It is two storeys and has an attic storey.

The south front features a gable end stack and an off-set rubble stack. A three-window range is visible on the south front, with 2-light and 4-light casements to the left of a two-storey canted bay window. The bay window has a parapet and pronounced eaves, extending around the east gable end. Ground floor windows include a 4-light and a transomed 3-light casement (4 panes over 6 panes). Other casements generally have 6 panes per light. The right gable end has a 2-light attic window above two 2-light windows, and a small 4-paned casement and a 3-light window in the rear extension. A tall 2-light casement is on the right of a single 8-paned light. The round arched doorway has hammer-dressed voussoirs, a splayed reveal, and a copper-sheathed door dated 1905 depicting a phoenix motif. A single-storey extension, at right angles to the east side, has a gabled central doorway with a round arch of hammer-dressed voussoirs, a ½ glazed door with 9 panes and 3-paned sidelights forming a lunette, a small 4-paned casement, and 3-light casements to each side. Three doveholes are in the central gable above the door. The north side has 3-light attic windows in each gable end, a central 4-light window above a door, and a canted bay window to the right. A large, decorated rainwater head displays the architect’s initials and the date 1905. The west gable end has a 3-light attic window above two 5-light and 4-light casements, a large 6-light transomed window, an integral door, and a large single-storey bay window of 6 lights (4 panes and 6 panes) with 2-light sidelights and a slated gable. A buttress at the left end of the south front incorporates a projecting rubble wall with slate capping and a square lintel to an archway featuring four doveholes. Contemporary interior and landscape garden features appear wholly intact.