Nethercott House And Stables Adjoining To North-West

Nethercott House and stables is a small country house built in 1871, likely by a local architect for William Arnold. The house is constructed of stone rubble walls with rock-faced rustication, featuring steep-pitched gable-ended tile roofs and stone chimney stacks also of rock-faced rustication.

The house has a double-depth plan with a side entrance leading to a passage and study, connecting to a stair hall. The three principal rooms overlook the garden; the central and right-hand rooms are now combined into an L-shaped space. A narrower service range extends to the left, incorporating a kitchen at the rear.

The main façade is three storeys, with a symmetrical three-window range to the right, and a lower, service range to the left. Each gable end has a large gable with stone copings and an armorial shield at the apex. Stone mullion windows are visible on the second floor of each gable, with a four-light mullion and transom window below, each including a small central colonnette. A two-light mullion window is centrally positioned between the gables. Large three-light bay windows are positioned on the ground floor to either side of the mullion and transom lights. A central doorway has side-lights and a transom over 19th-century double doors. A projecting chimney stack is supported by a corbel table at the left-hand end of this range. The service range, set back, has an asymmetrical front with three mullion and transom windows and a small gable above the central first-floor window. A single-storey, Jacobean style balustraded porch with a round arched doorway and strapwork frieze is located on the right-hand end wall, featuring late 19th or early 20th century double-panelled doors.

The rear elevation is irregular and includes a large stair window with square section mullions within a projecting gable on the left. A single-storey stable wing projects from the right-hand end, containing a central gable and three doorways.

The interior incorporates elements of the Jacobean style, including a large dog-leg staircase and a ceiling with moulded beams and joists in the left-hand room. Classical features, such as moulded egg and dart cornices and ceiling bands, are present in the central and right-hand rooms. A panelled and carved dado, dated 1903, adorns the hall and stairs.

Both the exterior and interior of the house remain relatively unaltered. Small sections of crenellated walls lie to the north-east of the house, incorporating gate piers with conical caps.