Bledisloe

This is an 18th-century country house that was enlarged around 1919-1925. During this period, it was extensively rebuilt, incorporating elements from Hams Hall (previously located near Birmingham), with contributions from Ernest Barnsley. The house is ashlar-faced with hipped slate roofs, decorative ashlar stacks featuring moulded cornices, a moulded stone dentil course, and a parapet. It is a large range, mostly two stories tall, arranged in a rough U-shape.

The main front, facing southwest, has seven windows with 12-pane sashes in moulded stone frames. The central three windows are topped by a triangular pediment with a projecting cornice, framed by four attached giant Ionic columns on tall pedestals and bases. The ground floor has two 12-pane sashes on either side of this central feature, each with a moulded stone architrave, a pulvinated frieze, and a straight cornice. Above the ground-floor sashes are triangular pediments in place of the usual cornices. The front door consists of ten fielded panels, within a moulded stone architrave, reeded pulvinated frieze, and a triangular pediment. A deep platform with three steps leads up to the front door.

A secondary front, facing southeast, has large, two-story canted bays at each end, incorporating a cornice and blocking course below the main dentil cornice. There is a small 16-pane sash on each face of the bays on the first floor, and a large 12-pane sash on the ground floor. The central door is topped by a triangular pediment, a reeded frieze, and decorative flat consoles, flanked by 12-pane sashes.

The interior retains original fireplaces and a fine stick baluster staircase in the main hall.