Gloucester House

Gloucester House is a house that has been converted into offices. It dates from the late 17th century to early 18th century, with alterations made in the late 18th century. The front is finished in stucco, while the sides and rear are made of coursed limestone rubble. The roof is hipped and covered with artificial slate, and there is a truncated stone stack on the right gablet, with no other stacks visible. The building has a front range facing the street and a rear left wing. It stands three storeys tall, with an attic and cellar, and features a five-window range.

On the first floor, there are five 6/6-pane sash windows with plain reveals, while the second floor has five similar 3/6-pane sashes. The ground floor includes four 6/6-pane sashes set in moulded stone architraves, complete with a frieze, cornice, and projecting cills. In the centre, there are two doors with six raised-and-fielded panels and a decorative fanlight, all framed by an enriched Doric doorcase. The building has deep plinths, cill bands on the first and second floors, and rusticated quoins at the left and right angles, except for the ground floor on the left. The eaves cornice is bracketed.

The three-storey rear wing has four 3-light chamfered stone mullion windows with hoodmoulds, all of which were entirely renewed in the late 20th century. There is also a late 20th-century single-storey extension at the rear right. Inside, there is a late 18th-century well staircase leading from the ground to the first floor, featuring three stick balusters per tread, possibly renewed, and carved cheek-pieces. The outer hall has a dentil cornice and a segmental arch with a panelled soffit leading to the rear staircase. The interior has undergone late 20th-century alterations due to its conversion to offices.