Ganthorpe House And Gates And Railings To Front Garden

Ganthorpe House, along with its gates and railings to the front garden, is a house dating from the early 18th century, with remodelling of the cross wing and additions made in the mid-19th century. The building is constructed of hammer-dressed sandstone, with a brick rear wing, and features a blue pantile roof on the earliest wing and Welsh slate roofs on the later wings. Originally, the house was L-shaped with a cross wing to the right and later additions at the rear.

It stands two storeys tall and has five first-floor windows, including two in the gable end of the cross wing. The early 18th-century wing has a two-course plinth and a six-panel double door, with the top two panels glazed, set within an eared architrave that supports a pulvinated frieze and a moulded pediment. To the left, there are 20-pane sash windows in moulded architraves, and on the first floor, there are also 20-pane sash windows in moulded architraves. The eaves are coved, and there is gable coping with a shaped kneeler on the left side, along with end stacks and a ridge stack.

The cross wing features a two-course plinth, one ground floor and two first-floor windows, all of which are sashes with glazing bars in moulded architraves. It has gable coping, shaped kneelers, and an end stack. Inside, the house contains a mid-19th-century staircase with column-on-vase balusters, likely added during the major remodelling of the cross wing. The hallway arch is supported by acanthus leaf consoles, and there are six fielded-panel doors to the main rooms, along with a wide board door with H-L hinges leading to the former kitchen. The front garden is enclosed by wrought-iron railings and a gate. Notably, A. J. Toynbee wrote 'The Study of History' at this location.