Innerwick House With Gatepiers And Parapet

Probably dating to the later 18th century, Innerwick House is a two-storey house extended in the earlier 19th century with a two-storey wing to the north, creating a T-shaped plan. The house is situated on a sloping hillside. The original house has an unfortunate bull-faced render to the front and east elevation, while the remaining elevations are harled. The original house may have been raised onto a plinth.

A south range was added in the 19th century; the basement area was created due to a higher roadway to the south, with an oversailing bridge leading to a gabled porch at the centre, which features a fanlight above the door. There are two irregularly grouped bays on each side of the porch, with some windows having been enlarged. Gable head windows, currently boarded, are present in the east and west gables.

The north wing joins the south range at the centre and features three widely spaced, sizeable first-floor windows on both east and west elevations, arranged irregularly, with smaller windows on the ground floor and an additional doorway to the west elevation. A full-height canted bay is present on the north gable, with large first-floor windows and a blocking course. A variety of glazing patterns are used throughout, including diamond-pane lights in the porch of the original house. The later wing has small-pane sash and case windows, with 12 panes on the first floor. Brick gable end stacks are visible on the south range, paired at the east gable, while gable end and wallhead stacks are present on the north wing. Decorative ironwork brackets are on the south elevation.

The gatepiers are square, capped with pyramids made of ashlar, with those near the doorway incised with the words "Innerwick" and "House".

Local tradition suggests the 19th century alterations were prompted by a rivalry between the Thurston and Biel estates in the village, Innerwick House belonging to the Biel estate. Before the 19th century work, the original house, with its steep gable pitch and original five-bay south elevation, would have appeared more imposing.