High Glanau

High Glanau is a two-storey building designed in a free Arts and Crafts/Tudor style, constructed from local part coursed rubble with steep slate roofs and swept eaves that extend low to either end, creating broad gables. The building features rubble chimney stacks on the west-facing pitch, complete with cornice and neck bands. The casement windows vary in width, mostly fitted with small leaded panes. The ground floor and stairwell windows have local red sandstone frames with mullions, cornices, and cills.

The entrance front, which faces east, is asymmetrical and consists of six bays, highlighted by two tall projecting bays topped with gables that have stepped kneelers. The left bay is partially slate-hung and includes the main entrance, which features a nine-panel door with a lean-to hood and a metal sign. The right bay contains the staircase and has one window on the front face. There are set-back bays on either side of the staircase, with high eaves and slate hanging on the first floor; the left bay has a cross frame window. The extreme left end bays sweep down low, while the slate-hung gable ends have broad six-light windows and similar kneelers, with an attic window on the right.

Attached to the left gable is a stone wall that has a recess for a water tap and basin, which screens the sheltered south terrace. At the right end of the building is an integral outhouse range, balanced by a small cross range for the kitchens, both of which are single storey with side entrances. The garden front features three gabled bays in the centre, all slate-hung on the first floor and fitted with three-light windows that have transoms on the ground floor. There are small pane sun loggia doors to the right that lead up steps. The terrace is protected on the north side by the cross range that projects from the gable end, which has a hipped end with swept eaves.

The interior was specifically designed to showcase Tipping's collection of pictures and furniture. The living room, illuminated from both sides, has a 17th-century character with ribbed plasterwork on the compartmented beamed ceiling and a stone fireplace. Similar plasterwork is found in the parlour, which is wainscoted. The dog-leg staircase features pierced splat balusters. High Glanau has group value with other listed items in the area.