Applecross House

Applecross House is a three-storey and attic double pile house built around 1730-1740, with some additions and alterations made in the mid to late 19th century. The house features five bays and has single storey and attic flanking wings that extend at right angles to the east and west gables, creating a U-shaped entrance court. The exterior is harled with contrasting painted ashlar margins, and all 18th century reveals have simple chamfers.

The north and south elevations of the main house are symmetrical, with outer windows arranged in pairs. The entrance is centrally located on the ground floor of the north elevation and is sheltered by a small projecting square porch. A tripartite window is positioned in the centre of the second floor. The south elevation includes a large single storey porch added in the late 19th century, which projects from the centre front. This porch features entrances with wide lights on the east, west, and south sides, and has deep overhanging eaves supported by slender cast-iron columns. A decorative cast-iron railing surrounds the roof balcony, and a re-set triangular datestone from 1675 is situated above the corniced south door. A flight of steps from this porch leads to the stairwell, with the entrance having been placed in the central stair window that lights the stairwell's half landing. The original stair window above remains unaltered.

The mid to late 19th century alterations also include the elongation of the flanking courtyard wings and single storey extensions to the northeast, as well as piended dormers in the north and in the single storey wings, and three late 19th century bargeboarded dormers on the south side. The house features 12-pane glazing, crowsteps, and original 18th century moulded chimney copes on the end and ridge stacks, all under slate roofs.

Inside, the house retains its original room plan but features later 19th century fittings. The staircase, also from the late 19th century, has a turned wooden balustrade, and there are later 19th century cast-iron chimney pieces in the dining and drawing rooms on the first floor.