Poolton and Gortheur

The main house (Poolton) is 2-storey with basement and has a parallel single-storey NE wing, and a rear wing (Gortheur) of one-and-a-half storeys. Of brick with slate roof, coped gables on moulded kneelers, and gable stacks (stack to R replaced). Two-window W front with prominent cornice in white and red brick, 16-pane sash windows, in the upper storey below the eaves, in the lower storey with hood mould. The basement has 2-light small-pane casements under flat brick arches. The R gable is continuous with cross-gable of rear wing, to R of which is a further recessed bay with dormer. The dormer has a small-pane casement; the cross-gable has a similar window with hood mould, while the gable of the main house has a sash window with hood mould to R. R gable of main range also has a porch with steps leading up to 4-panelled door on the E side and a cornice similar to front of house. In S wall of porch is a fixed light with stained glass margin glazing. To L of porch is a doorway to basement with double doors. To R of porch are 2-light mullioned windows with hood moulds to rear wing, with doorway to extreme R. The door is modern, inside a shallow modern porch. The rear wing is built on a sloping site and has a brick plinth with stone plinth band. The doorway is reached by brick-paved path on a rubble stone plinth and bounded by iron gate and railings. The L gable end of main house has doorways to the house and basement similar to front but plainer. The NE wing has sash windows similar to the front.

Not inspected (November 1996).