Southwick House

Southwick House is a mid-18th century building that has been refaced and enclosed by large additions from the late 19th century. It is a two-storey structure over a raised basement, featuring a symmetrical design with classical detailing. The exterior is constructed of squared rubble with polished red sandstone margins and rusticated quoins.

The south front has a five-bay central section that is the original mid-18th century part of the house. It includes a central projecting corniced porch with a pedimented lugged architraved doorpiece and double-leaf panelled doors. Flanking the door are 19th-century tripartite windows that are margined and corniced. On the first floor, there are single light windows with 18th-century margins and a frieze and cornice from the 19th century. The original house is flanked by recessed single bays and advanced end pavilions, which also feature tripartite windows. All windows are sash and case with plate glass glazing, with the centre ground window having 12 panes. There is a band course above the basement and a moulded eaves cornice.

The flanks of the house are similarly detailed, with canted bays that rise through two storeys and shallow square projections at the attic level on the west side. The rear elevation consists entirely of single light windows, with a single-storey projecting bay in the centre.

It is likely that the original house was reroofed and the roof level was raised in the 19th century, featuring piended slate roofs and tall corniced axial stacks.