Culver House

Culver House is a large detached house located on Culver Hill in Minchinhampton. It dates from the late 17th century and was enlarged during the same period, with alterations made in the early to mid-18th century. The house underwent significant remodelling around 1875 by the architect George Devey for Rev. Lord Charles Thynne. The building is constructed of random rubble limestone, partially roughcast rendered, with ashlar chimneys and a stone slate roof. It is two storeys high, with an attic and cellar, and has an L-plan that extends to the east. An outbuilding range to the west has been enlarged and incorporated into the main structure.

On the west side, the façade is asymmetrical, featuring an off-centre three-storey canted 19th-century bay window with mullioned fenestration and a small roughcast gable. To the left, there is a large offset buttress and a range of chamfered mullioned casements, with a three-light window on the ground floor, two-light windows above, and a two-light window in an eaves-mounted gabled dormer. The south side displays the full gable end of the main range to the left, with two-light chamfered mullioned casements on each floor, all adorned with hoodmoulds. To the right, there is a large 19th-century canted bay window featuring mullioned and transomed windows and a roughcast gable. A later addition to the right includes two grouped mullioned casements on the ground floor under a hoodmould and a four-light casement above. There is also a 20th-century hipped dormer with a leaded casement and tile-hung sides. The rear of the east range has various gables, including one for a 19th-century stair projection with a quatrefoil in the gable, and a large outshut at the back of the west range.

Inside, a double-height room was created in the 19th century. The upper floor features a stone fireplace with a pulvinated frieze and bolection moulding, which dates back to the early 18th century.