Crown House

Crown House is a former house and bank that now serves as the Forestry Commission District Office. The main part of the building dates from the late 18th century, with 19th-century extensions added to the left, rear, and right. The exterior is plastered with tooled stone dressings and features a tiled roof with brick end stacks, all in a classical style. The building is two storeys high and has plain pilaster strips at the corners. There are five sash windows, with the middle three projecting forward beneath a pediment that includes a traceried circular window. All windows, except for the centre first-floor window, have triple keystones and voussoirs, while the centre window is set under a round arch with impost blocks. The entrance features a fielded six-panel door with a transomed fanlight above, and there is a decorative 19th-century wooden trellis porch with a swept lead roof. The single-storey wing on the right displays some Gothick tracery. Inside, there is some original joinery, including a staircase with the original handrail and balusters. The left range, dating from the mid-19th century, has a two-bay slate roof, plastered walls, and brick end stacks, also standing two storeys high with two glazing bar sash windows and a door with two long panels on the street side.