Clumber House: Park Drive

Detached house c1870-75, now converted into flats. Two storeys plus basement and attic storey. Red brick with ashlar dressings and gabled slate roof. Part of original garden area developed into separate two storey dwelling c1970-80, replacing large glasshouse. Original coach house with main access from Cavendish Crescent South converted into separate dwelling, c1970. Late 20c conservatory added to west facade. Moulded stone surround with segmental pediment to prominent main entrance doorway flanked by single sidelights. Stone steps at main entrance with pedestals and plant vases. Pair of shallow projecting gabled bays on main garden front with two storey canted stone window bay to left and tripartite window/door openings with steps to right hand bay. Venetian window opening to each gable at attic storey level. Later single window openings on garden front. Gabled road front to Clumber Crescent South with original single storey hipped roof extensions. Moulded stone surrounds to door and window openings with transoms and mullions to staircase hall window. Also, moulded cornices to canted bay plus plinths, gable kneelers and copings. Stonework now painted. Bullnose and dentil brickwork details at eaves and gable verges. Small section of brickwork now rendered and painted. Double pitched slate roof with gables on all fronts. Gabled dormer window to attic storey directly above main entrance doorway. Red brick side wall chimney stacks aligned with gable ridges. Stacks partly altered. Roof windows added. Original rainwater fittings replaced and further pipework added. Plain and glazing bar sash windows to original openings. Leaded lights to staircase window. Round arched heads to openings at attic storey level. Half glazed main entrance outer door with raised and fielded panels, plus overlight. Some alterations to doors and windows. Prominent boundary walls with gate piers. Red brick boundary wall to Clumber Crescent South plus single gated opening with square brick piers and stone caps. Coursed rubble stone plinth to boundary walls on Park Drive and Cavendish Crescent South topped by red brick garden walls with blue brick banding and saddleback copings. Square brick piers with stone plinths and moulded stone caps to main gated opening on Park Drive.