Bordean House

Bordean House is a mansion dating to the late 17th century, with later alterations in the late 19th century and a substantial early 20th-century extension to the east. The walls are of squared malmstone with brick dressings, featuring bold rusticated quoins, flush quoins, rubbed flat arches with stone keys, and a brick plinth. Stone dressings are also used on the later features. The roof is slate, with a wooden modillion cornice.

The original H-shaped block retains a symmetrical north-east front. This front has been embellished with ornamental features from the late 19th century, incorporating classical details in Bath stone, and a tall central projection from the recessed middle part. The house is now two storeys and an attic, with 2.1.1.1.2 windows. A single-storey unit, with a balustrade above rendered walls, fills the space between the wings and the entrance, and sits slightly recessed. The windows are sash windows; those in the attic are coupled within stone frames with pilasters, cornices and bell-shaped pediments. The first-floor sashes are in original openings, while the ground-floor windows on each wing are large splayed bays of four sashes, with stone classical details beneath a balustrade. The central section features a higher attic window, similar to those in the wings, and a classical framework of rusticated brick pilasters enclosing a stone-framed three-sash first-floor window above an Ionic doorcase. The plain west end has a large brick stack, while the central section has been rebuilt in the early 20th century, incorporating mullioned windows following the removal of a more westerly unit. The rear elevation is largely comprised of late 19th-century alterations, but the west side retains an original Venetian window.

Inside, the main feature is the staircase, lit by the Venetian window, with iron rails and stone steps of traditional form. There are also older details such as niches and a decorative plaster ceiling. Alongside the altered original block, there is a larger, early 20th-century east wing, designed in a style simpler than that of the original elevations.