Lotus, formerly Cotsmoor

Lotus, formerly known as Cotsmoor, is a house built around 1920 in the Cotswold Arts and Crafts style, designed by architect Thomas Falconer (1879-1934).

The house is constructed from local oolitic limestone and features clay tile roofs, ashlar dressings, and stone stacks. It has an irregular rectangular plan with two rear attached wings and connects to a garage range on the east side.

The main facade is two storeys plus an attic, topped with a steeply pitched roof that has two stone stacks and two dormer windows on the left. The central and left sections of the facade include bay windows on the ground floor and tripartite windows above. The right section features two sets of spaced two-light windows below a first-floor tripartite window. The main entrance is located in the east flank wall, featuring an oak projecting porch with a pitched tile roof and an iron-studded oak front door. The rear wings are single-storey plus attic, equipped with dormer windows, stone stacks, and curved eaves, and they also have tripartite windows on the ground floor. The windows throughout the building are fitted with stone mullions and leaded panes, while the eaves are supported by stone corbels, and the elevations are accented with ashlar quoins.

The interior has not been inspected in detail, but photographs and descriptions from 2013 indicate the presence of large-section chamfered oak beams with bar stops and original oak fittings, including a main staircase, doors, skirting boards, herringbone floors, window seats, and a built-in cupboard. Additionally, Cotswold-stone chimneypieces are found in the main ground floor rooms and some bedrooms, along with decorative plasterwork on the ceilings in the principal rooms.

The garage is a single-storey stone-built structure, with the rear converted for accommodation. It is connected to the main house by a covered courtyard.