Colville House, 45 High Street, Ayton

1822 with later additions and alterations. Symmetrical 2-storey, 3-bay plain classical style house with flanking single storey with attic, single bay pavilions; full-height wing (incorporating former coach house) projecting at rear. Harl-pointed rubble (predominantly whinstone); sandstone dressings. Rusticated quoins; tooled long and short surrounds to openings; slightly raised margins; projecting cills.

SW (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: step to deep-set timber panelled door centred at ground; decorative fanlight; plain door-surround with consoled cornice. Single windows at ground in flanking bays; square windows in all bays at 1st floor. Outer pavilions with single windows at both floors to right (squat upper opening); part-glazed timber panelled door at ground to left; squat upper opening aligned above.

SE (SIDE) ELEVATION: 2-bay pavilion projecting to outer left. 2-storey, 2-bay range recessed to right with glazed door at ground to left; single window above; sliding boarded timber door at ground to right; large window aligned above.

NE (REAR) ELEVATION: main block with projecting wing off-set to left of centre; various additions recessed to right. Lower pavilions to outer left and right.

Predominantly modern timber casement windows; some 12-pane glazing in timber sash and case windows; various rooflights. Grey slate piended roofs; replacement rainwater goods. Corniced sandstone wallhead stacks; octagonal cans.

INTERIOR: stained glass stair window inscribed 'In loving memory of Elezer Colville who built this house 1822, died 1853.' Remainder not seen 1998.

BOUNDARY WALL AND GATEPIERS: heavily-pointed, coped rubble wall enclosing site to front. Octagonal-plan, coursed pink sandstone gatepiers flanking vehicular entrance; tapering caps; gates missing.