Wraxall House

Wraxall House is a house dating to 1816, commissioned for Sir Nathaniel Wraxall and his wife Jane Lascelles. It is of stucco construction with a slate roof, incorporating cast- and wrought-iron features such as a porch, railings, and balconies. The main range is two storeys with a basement, comprising three bays, with the outer two bays extended upwards in a canted design. A projecting lobby is present on the ground floor of the central bay. A service wing adjoins the main range to the right, also two storeys with a basement, and with its own full-height canted bay. A conservatory sits over the basement to the left. The facade is arranged with eight windows on the first floor, presenting a pattern of 3:1:3:1. A crested parapet runs along the roofline.

The house follows a central hallway plan. A flight of round-edged steps leads to the entrance, with double, part-glazed doors surmounted by a gothic-style overlight, sheltered by a tented iron porch. The ground floor features six-pane French windows with gothic glazing at the tops of the windows. First-floor windows are in the form of three-light casements with four-centred-arched heads. The basement windows are mostly casements. The tented porch has diamond latticework to its supporting posts and an ogee-arched opening; stick balusters flank the steps, and individual balconies with latticework balustrades and swept hoods are present on the ground floor. The service wing has eight-pane sashes, some of which are smaller two-pane windows. The conservatory has four-centred-arched lights. A ridge stack is visible.

Inside, a central open-well staircase features stick balusters and a wreathed handrail, descending to the basement. Decorative cornices and reeded doorcases incorporating lion masks are present. Glazed doors provide access to the conservatory, which has a tiled floor. A room on the ground floor to the west contains a fireplace constructed of Siena and Carrara marbles. All windows are fitted with panelled shutters. The first floor originally had barrel-vaulted ceilings, which have been covered. Other features include six-panel doors and small Regency fireplaces. The basement retains ceiling beams and a Regency fireplace, alongside a meat store and pantry.

According to local historical records, the Wraxall family resided at Elborough Cottage, located at No.36 Cudnall Street, while this house was being completed.