Southfield House With Area Railings

Southfield House is a large house located on Vicarage Street in Painswick, dating from the 17th century, although it has some replacement windows from the 19th or 20th century. The building is constructed of dressed squared and coursed limestone, with stone rubble and a concrete tile roof. It has a complex plan, featuring a two-gabled section that faces the garden and is partially set back from the street, alongside a second block that runs parallel to the street. The difference in ground levels results in a three-storey rear and a two-storey front.

The front of the house has a left section that is two storeys tall, with a lower ground floor and an attic. This section features a plain wall to the left, followed by two windows: a two-light and a three-light window at ground floor level, under a continuous string course that returns at the right end. The first floor has a two-light and a three-light window. The set-back section, which is lower than the street level, has one to three floors and a cellar. It includes two two-light casements flanking a Tudor-headed door, which is topped by a drip and made of wide planks. The first floor has a two-light casement under a stopped hood, flanked by single lights on each side, and the top floor features a two-light casement with a stopped hood. The windows generally have leaded glass. There is a cellar opening on the left side.

At the street front, across a small courtyard, there are spear-head railings but no gate. The garden elevation is three storeys and an attic, with two prominent gables. At ground level, there are two four-light windows, while the first floor has a four-light and a three-light window, and the attic features two-light casements, all with chamfered mullions, leaded glass, and hoods. The house has a central door, a gable stack to the right, and an eaves stack on the right return of the right-hand gable. Overall, Southfield House is a substantial building that overlooks the valley while maintaining a discreet presence on the street.