The Tan House

The Tan House is a former detached house, dating from the late 17th century, now converted into flats. It is located in Culver Street, Newent. The building is constructed of Flemish bond brickwork, with a slate roof. The main structure comprises a recessed central section flanked by projecting wings, with three windows across the front. A four-panel front door is centrally positioned, above which sits a semi-circular fanlight with curving glazing bars. Flanking the door are Tuscan pilasters and a moulded fanlight surround; the plain boarding rises in a square shape to a small dentil moulding beneath a flat, projecting hood supported by moulded acanthus brackets. To either side of the front door are mullion and transom wooden windows with leaded lights and iron casements, each set within a rubbed brick arch. The wings each have two sash windows with rubbed brick arches. A plain brick string course runs above ground level, and there are seven windows above, mirroring those on the front. A coved rendered cornice runs along the top of the building, with bracketed gutters. The hipped roof is covered in slate, with lead hips and ridge. Chimneys project from the roof, with a slight offset in the sloping brickwork at first floor level and a recessed centre to the upper part on the outer face. The interior has not been inspected.