Paradise House

Paradise House is a country house, later adapted for use as a special school. It was built in the later 18th century and significantly altered in the 19th century. The north front is constructed of Flemish brick, while the remainder of the house is of ashlar or coursed and squared limestone, all with a slate roof.

The main front is nearly symmetrical, arranged over two storeys and an attic with five windows. A short, single-bay extension in stretcher bond brick is located to the left. At ground floor level, a small, hipped-roof canted bay with three small, arched windows is positioned to the left. This is followed by two large, 20th-century square bays, which flank a Doric pedimented portico. The portico provides access to a wide four-panel door, which has a decorative transom light above it. The first floor features five 12-pane sashes, with the central three bays projecting slightly forward. These bays have a plain pediment above, and the central opening is within a wide, blind arch. A stone cornice runs along the top of the front, topped by a parapet and copings.

The right return side displays two 12-pane sashes and two blind openings. A late, hexagonal bay, also with 12-pane sashes on both the ground and first floors, and a two-light casement on the second floor, features alongside it. The left return side has an oriel window with a battlemented top. The rear of the house is a late 19th-century addition, three storeys high and four windows wide, with four-pane sashes. A lean-to conservatory is also present.

The interior has been substantially modified in the 20th century. However, the original entrance hall retains a decorative frieze and egg-and-dart moulding to the cornice.