Park House

Park House is a two-storey house with an attic and basement, dating from the late 18th century, with a parallel rear range from the early 18th century and lower, single-storey wings to the north and south. The main facade is brick, while the wings are primarily of random rubble. The roofs are slate, with crested ridge tiles and fretted bargeboards, installed in the 19th century in a typical estate style; the front range has pendant finials. A central, two-stage brick stack rises from the ridge of the main range. The house follows a lobby-entry plan and features a plat band and slightly advanced plinth. The upper storey has three windows with wood frames and transoms, fitted with iron-framed, small-pane casements. The lower storey has a similar window to the left, set within an opening that was enlarged from an earlier segmental-headed opening. A larger, eight-light window was added to the right, potentially to illuminate a workshop or office. The centrally-placed doorway has a boarded door under a segmental head. The gable ends of the main range contain two-light, small-pane casements in the attic, below which is a casement window in the south gable end (enlarged from an earlier segmental headed opening) and a blocked window under a segmental head in the north gable end, now containing a small casement. The parallel rear range has a brick stack at the south end with a corbelled cap. The south gable end of the rear range has a small, blocked window below the verge, and a bay window has been inserted in the lower storey on a stone plinth; a small basement opening lies beneath it. The north gable end is of random rubble and has a blocked basement door to the right and casement windows in the lower and upper storeys. The rear elevation of the main house is a three-window range with sash windows in brick surrounds. The basement level has a boarded door to the right, a blocked window to the left, and a small fixed light in the centre, all set under segmental stone heads. The north wing originally contained a full-height opening facing the front, now fitted with a modern door and window, and may have been a small cart shed. A rubble stone outshut has been added to its rear, along with a modern garage further north. The south wing is advanced forward, and in the angle with the main range, a 19th-century sash window has been inserted into an earlier doorway, accompanied by a blocked door and sash window on the rear elevation, also with a brick stack added to the left. The house was not inspected in January 1997.