Compton House And Forecourt Railings

Compton House is a manor house that dates back to the early 17th century, with alterations made in the mid-18th century for the Prowse family. The building is roughcast with a parapet featuring plain coping and a double-Roman tile roof, supported by two large concrete-block stacks. Its irregular facade has two and three storeys across four bays, with flush-mounted 12-pane sash windows, except for two 16-pane sash windows on the left side of the ground floor and two 2-light ovolo-moulded mullioned and transomed windows on the third floor, where the upper halves of the mullions have been replaced with 8-light casements. There are also two low casements with glazing bars on the right side of the ground floor. The main entrance features a mid-18th century six-panel door, with the top two panels glazed, set within a stone porch supported by two Tuscan columns and flanked by two pilasters.

The garden front displays a symmetrical classical style, with sash windows that have glazing bars. Inside, the house contains features from both the 17th and 18th centuries, including a notable 17th-century panelled room on the first floor, which has an entablature decorated with representations of mythical beasts, and panelling that has been cut down from a larger room. There are two fireplaces on the first floor, each with four-centred stone surrounds. The ground floor includes a fireplace with an eared and moulded marbleised surround and a carved entablature featuring a decorative head, along with additional mid-18th century details such as a decorative chair-rail and a moulded plaster cornice. Another ground floor room features pine panelling, and the hall has re-used 17th-century panelling. The property is enclosed by a railed forecourt with paired central gates.