Country house, c.1760. Begun for Dr. Robert Taylor of Newark, completed for Roger Pocklington, the Newark banker. Probably to designs by John Carr of York. With a C19 addition to the east. Ashlar and brick with a hipped slate roof with lead flashing. 3 ashlar stacks, modillion cornice. Set on a plinth with thick plain band topping basement. 21/2 storeys. 5 bays. The centre pedimented bay is slightly wider and projects slightly. The south front has a basement of rusticated ashlar with a central blocked doorway flanked by single blocked windows, all with keystones. Each of the outer bays has a single glazing bar sash with splayed lintel and keystone. There is a central free standing rusticated perron on a plinth with central arch, giving access to the now blocked doorway. The perron, with iron railings leads to the central venetian doorway of the main floor. There is a double half glazed door with traceried fanlight under a moulded arch flanked by single pilasters, single glazing bar sashes with ballustrade under and further single pilasters. The pilasters support moulded architraves, with the arch springing from their inner edges. Each of the outer bays has a single glazing bar sash with lintel and keystone flush with the wall. The outer bays of the top floor have similar, smaller sashes. The central bay has a single venetian window, with lintels and keystones flush with the wall. In the centre is an oeil de boeuf with glazing bars. The C19 2 storey, 2 bay extension to the east has an ashlar basement and is brick above. The roof, with gable ashlar stack dated 1886, is hidden by a parapet with moulded cornice. There are 2 glazing bar sashes to each floor, those to the basement are smaller. The west facade has a 3 storey canted bay, with main floor sill band. The basement has 3 arched glazing bar sashes with lintels and projecting keystones. The main floor has 2 glazing bar sashes with lintels and keystones and a central arched and traceried glazing bar sash. The top floor has 3 glazing bar sashes with lintels and keystones flush with the wall. The north facade has a central canted bay corresponding to that of the west apart from the basement windows which are square headed. There are 2 bays either side, each floor having a glazing bar sash, apart from the basement which has an off-centre east doorway. The east facade has a venetian window lighting the interior staircase. Various features such as urns and dormers were removed during recent restoration. Interior; 3 flight return, early C18 style, main staircase with 3 plain ballusters with knops per tread, with decorated carved tread ends. Entrance hall with doric columned fireplace, ionic screen and modillion cornice. Saloon with late C18 decorated plaster ceiling, stone firepiece with ionic columns supporting a broken pediment containing a shell disgorging fruit. All ground floor door cases are moulded, mostly with pediments and panelled mahogany doors. The back stone staircase runs from basement to attic and has an iron ballustrade. (NCC/js)