The Grange

Cadw's description

Location

Situated in own grounds set back from and easily visible from the road on Limegrove Avenue.

History

Substantial suburban house built in 1890 by George Morgan & Son for Henry Brunel White, solicitor and mayor 1894-7, who lived there until his death in 1941. From 1942 owned by the Diocesan High School for Girls, then sold to Trinity College as a student hostel. In 2002 a residential home for the elderly. There were 2 large ornate brick chimney stacks, a conservatory to the right of the house, (now lost) and extensive grounds including kitchen garden and tennis court, now developed for housing.
House is set on a terraced front lawn.

Exterior

Large detached house of red brick with painted Bath stone details. Slate deep-eaved hipped roof over deep painted eaves band and cornice. Two storeys and attic, 3 bays. All windows are plate-glass sashes with painted Bath stone heads, brick jambs or mullions, all with rounded moulding, and painted sills. Three brick slate-roofed gabled dormers. On first floor, central sash window and outer tripartite mullion windows. Stepped brick course between windows at window head level. On ground floor big semi-circular bay windows with painted stone cornices and brick parapets, each of 4 sash windows. Central doorway with simple brick piers with stone bases and large brackets to flat corniced hood. Six-panelled door with brass knocker and round central doorknob, and overlight with 2 arched lights.
Left side has C20 lean-to garage to left with hipped slate roof. Two bays to right have eaves similar to front elevation, and 2 large sash windows on first floor. Lower rear section with smaller sashes on first and second floors with brick voussoirs and without eaves cornice.
Right side has 2 bays to left of 2 storeys with eaves and windows similar to front; rear section of one storey and 2 bays.

Interior

Not inspected: plans show central hall passage with dining-room to left, drawing-room to right, morning room to rear right and kitchen to rear left.

Reason for designation

Included as a substantial late Victorian suburban house, by a prominent local architect.