Dromonby House

KIRKBY BUSBY LANE NZ 50 NW North side 4/145 Dromonby House 5/5/52 (formerly listed as Dromonby Hall) II

House, mid C18 with alterations. Finely-coursed herringbone-tooled and margined sandstone. Graduated greenslate roof with stone ridge, copings, kneelers and stacks. Moulded and dentilled wood eaves cornice. 2 storeys, 5 bays. Second bay has half-glazed door, with patterned overlight,under later cornice hood on freestanding columns. 16-pane sashes, those on ground floor flat-headed; on first floor alternating round-arched windows with radial heads; all have keyed, pecked lintels carved to resemble voussoirs. End and off-centre chimneys. Rear elevation 4 bays with a lower 2-storey projecting east wing. Half-glazed door below round-arched stair window, with voussoirs and keystone. Other windows 16-pane sashes under extended, keyed lintels. Wing has 3-light casements under keyed lintels, except for first floor left round-headed window similar to the stair window. Main house has subsidiary door and 3 small inserted windows at left. Bell on bracket under eaves at left.

Interior shows wide 6-paneldoors; and dado rail in hall with plaster panelling. Cut-string staircase of 3 slender turned balusters to a tread, with shaped tread ends, wreathed handrail and curtail step.

Added sunroom at east is not of special interest.

Listing NGR: NZ5329405762