Belmont

5-bay, 3-storey double-pile house. Rubble construction with stuccoed facade and slate roof; plain bargeboards at the gable ends. Plain, rendered end chimneys to primary piles and to front section of additions. The original 3-window section is symmetrical and has a raised central entrance of c1795, via curved sandstone stairs of Perron type; this has elegant wrought iron balusters and rail, the former of intersecting design, and scrolled rail ends. 6-panelled door with raised and fielded panels, plain doorcase and an elegant segmental fanlight; late C19 open porch with flat roof, moulded cornice and chamfered posts. Sash windows to all floors, each glazed with 6 panes above and 2 below; those to the upper floor are beneath the eaves and are marginally smaller. Modern part-glazed door below main entrance; window as before recessed within. Classical key-pattern stucco frieze between first and second floors. The 2-bay addition, to the R is slightly recessed, though the roof is continuous. Windows and frieze as before and to the L, on the ground (basement) floor, a further, service entrance with recessed 6-panel door and rectangular overlight. The rear pile is slightly narrower and is unrendered; cambered brick arches to openings. These are in irregular disposition and consist of two 2-light small-pane sash windows, a 12-pane sash and two leaded windows, one of 2 lights, the other a wooden cross window; modern glazing to the remainder. 3 entrances to the ground floor, that to the R formerly a window and now open, the others boarded. Contemporary cobbled service yard with rubble revettment walls to the rear. Five further 12-pane sash windows to the R twin-gabled end, with two 2-light small-pane sashes and evidence of a blocked window.

Acanthus plaster frieze to raised ground-floor hall and similar acanthus and guioche plaster cornice to front-facing room off to L, all c1795. Contemporary grey marble fireplace with reeded decoration to front room R, with segmental arched recess to rear wall (suggesting former dining room). 2-panel (raised and fielded) primary door to R of fireplace. Plain architraves and 6-panelled doors throughout. Full-height stair from former ground floor (now basement) to upper floor. This is of late C17/early C18 well type and is of oak with columner balusters and moulded rail, sloped up at the top of each flight; scrolled tread-ends and a simple (relocated) dog gate to basement flight, originally at the bottom. Landing to top floor with 5 doors off of which 4 are primary with 2 raised and fielded panels and plain architraves. Slate-flagged floor to basement and further 6-panelled and old boarded doors. Ogee stopped-chamfered beams and wide fireplace with chamfered bressummer; further, blocked fireplace.