High Trees

Large late Georgian gentleman's residence. Walls are rendered; hipped slate roof behind coped parapet, deep moulded eaves cornice and long narrow rendered stacks. Two storeys. Entrance frontage has a projecting 3-window range, the centre bay slightly breaking forward, of 12-pane sashes with narrow glazing bars in reveals with architraves. Central doorway with open bracketed pediment with diamond frieze, reeded architrave to round-arched doorway with fanlight with radial flazing; flight of 7 nosed stone steps. Moulded string course at first floor level. To left and set back is the return bay of the garden elevation with first floor sash and no ground floor windows. This elevation has a two storey splayed bay of similar sashes, single window range to left, the cornice curtailed, and 2-window range to right. Two-window range to uphill side.

Interior hall gives onto staircase rising parallel with entrance frontage which has splat pierced balusters and a polygonal newel. Hall and downstairs, former reception rooms now offices and Council chamber, retain decorative plasterwork especially cornices and friezes, panelled reveals and 6-panelled doors, decorative fireplaces.