Bullo House

A large detached house dating from the mid to late 19th century, possibly constructed for the harbour master at Bullo Pill. The house is built of red brick in a Flemish bond pattern, with a Welsh slate roof. It comprises a large square main block with broad gables, small octagonal corner turrets topped with stone crenellations, and a wide central ridge stack. The symmetrical front facade has five windows, featuring two-light stone mullioned casement windows with horizontal bars and stone hood moulds. Above, in the attic, is one two-light window flanked by two smaller triangular windows. A pair of four-panel fielded doors are set under a radial fanlight within a simple brick arch. The building has an offset brick plinth and a plat-band at first floor level. The rear elevation is similar but features a replacement door. The side elevations have a single large window on each floor level. The interior includes a dog-leg staircase with stick balusters and decorative ends to the treads, with a dado panel running along the handrail height. The staircase itself is likely from the 18th century and was incorporated from another property. Bullo Pill was one of several landing stages along the River Severn, supporting minor industrial activity that has largely disappeared. A tramway line ran from the wharf to the west of Bullo House, and it is thought that the house may have served as the harbour master’s residence.