Rosare

Rosare is a large, detached house dating to around 1850. It is constructed from ashlar and coursed dressed limestone, with ashlar chimneys and a stone slate roof to the front, with concrete replacement tiles to part of the rear. The house is two storeys with an attic, and includes a parallel rear range. The front elevation features three parapet gables, the central one being narrower and steeper. It has a three-window front, with outer windows being three-light mullioned casements featuring segmental headed lights and chamfered mullions with decorated stops. The central doorway has a segmental arch, with double glazed doors and an iron lean-to porch, and a two-light casement above. The outer gables contain three-light casements with stepped heads, with a single-light window to the central gable. The house has plain bands, with a heavy cornice below the gables, and triple shafts to the gable end chimneys. The rear elevation is characterised by two similar steep gables, featuring segmental headed mullioned fenestration. There is an additional rendered block to the left. The interior has not been inspected. The design is striking and may be the work of Charles Hansom or an assistant during his time at Woodchester when he was constructing the Dominican Priory (now the Church of Our Lady of the Annunciation) or the Franciscan Convent (now the Convent of Poor Clares).