Findon Place

Findon Place is a mid-18th century mansion built by John Cheale, Norroy King at Arms. It is a two-story building with five windows, constructed of white brick. A stringcourse, cornice, and parapet run along the top of the facade. The roof is hipped and covered with slate. The windows retain their Venetian shutters and glazing bars. The three central window bays project slightly and are topped by a pediment. A round-headed window is centrally placed on the first floor, its head breaking the line of the cornice. A cartouche is located above this window within the pediment’s tympanum. A stuccoed porch features twin pilasters and a projecting cornice, sheltering a doorway with a rectangular fanlight and double doors of six fielded panels. A contemporary recessed wing extends to the west, notable for its single large round-headed window on the ground floor and two bulls-eye windows above. A three-story wing was added to the south-east in the early 19th century by Mary, widow of William Richardson.