Rivermead

Rivermead is a large detached house originally built in the early to mid 18th century, with later expansions to the east and north in the early 19th century. The structure is made of coursed rubble stone, featuring flush stone dressings and quoins. The roof has stone slates on the southern and northern outer pitches, while the central section has artificial stone slates. There are two stone stacks with paired diagonally set ashlar flues that have moulded cornices.

The house has three parallel gabled ranges of varying lengths, with a cross range to the west, and it stands two storeys tall. The main entrance, located on the eastern side, dates from the early 19th century and features three coped gables. The two outer gables are wider, while the central gable is narrower and has been infilled later. Each outer gable has kneelers with ball finials and large sash windows with 16/12/16 panes, set in plain stone architraves and topped with square hoodmoulds. The windows in the outer gables are set in larger dressed stone surrounds, with a similar window below in the same style. The central gable includes a projecting gabled porch with a large inset ogee, possibly designed by Richard Pace, and large ball finials on bases on the kneelers. The entrance features a six-panel door, with the top four panels glazed and the lower two flush, along with an ogee fanlight with Y tracery.

The earlier part of the house to the southwest includes two 12-pane sash windows with timber lintels on each floor, and a central door with six fielded panels. This door is complemented by a decorative timber porch with a flat roof and two Doric columns at the front. The interior retains much of the original joinery.