Park House

Park House is likely a dower house associated with the Stackpole estate, and it served as a repository for furniture and pictures following the demolition of Stackpole Court in 1962. It was also briefly occupied by a gamekeeper. The house dates from approximately 1700 and was originally oriented south, facing Stackpole Park. It is a two-storey building with a parapet and a prominent, broad string course at first-floor level, along with keystones to the lower windows. This parapet and string course extend to the west side of the house, where the keystones’ tops blend into the string course. It originally had sash windows.

The south and west faces of the house were significantly altered in the mid-18th century. A two-storey extension, approximately 2 meters in width, was built forward on the south side to enlarge the current sitting room. A similar extension was added to the west to enlarge the dining room. The original south elevation's design is now obscured. The rear of the house, facing the private gardens to the north, retains the broad string course, but without a parapet, revealing three hipped roof ends. A 19th-century porch was added, featuring two large cast-iron Tuscan columns. The exterior is rendered in grey, covering the parapets, cornices, and string course. The window sashes have been recently restored using teak.

Inside, a close-string staircase features turned balusters. Doors are generally six-panel doors within framed linings, distinguished by unusually large architrave mouldings. The dining room includes a fireplace made of white and coloured figured marble, possibly dating to around 1760, and late-Georgian ceiling plasterwork with a central feature and decorative borders. An egg-and-dart moulding marks the junction of the wall and ceiling. The sitting room has a black and white figured marble fireplace accented by Ionic columns, with a torus of black marble replacing the expected frieze. It too features late-Georgian ceiling plasterwork with high-relief central decoration, accompanied by an egg-and-dart moulding at the wall-ceiling juncture.

Park House is designated Grade II* for its status as an early 18th-century house possessing fine late 18th-century interiors.