The house stands at a crossroads of several streets. The main entrance, slightly set back from the street, is via an imposing wooden gate with a curved top, framed by granite pillars flanked with guard stones, opening into an inner courtyard. The garden is tucked away behind high stone walls that enclose the rear of the property. It originally had a larger garden. The house, which has remained in the same family since its construction, was built at the beginning of the 18th century for a seafaring family of the Compagnie des Indes, with links to Isle de France, now known as Mauritius. The south-facing edifice has three storeys one of which is in the attic space.
The main façade has three vertical rows of openings. The elevations are made of rough-hewn blocks of granite, while the window and door frames are made of dressed granite blocks. The slate hipped roof has three dormer windows topped with pediments and is flanked at each end by two tall chimney stacks, while two smaller chimney stacks stand in the centre. The roof guttering is inserted in a wooden cornice.
To the rear, a semi-circular conservatory is topped by a slate roof. To the southeast, at a right angle to the main building and standing against a neighbouring edifice, there is a brick and rubble stone outbuilding topped with a slate roof. Part of it is used for storage and another part has been converted into living space.

The manor house

The ground floor
The layout is typical of the large ship-owners’ residences from the early 18th century. A monumental wooden staircase stands in the entrance, opposite which a lounge opens out onto the garden. Afterwards, on one side there is a dining room and an office, while on the other there is a living room. The reception rooms have high ceilings and period wood stripped flooring, with Arenberg patterning in the living room. The walls in the large lounge are entirely covered with pearl grey wood panelling, embellished by a golden trim, which is a decorative feature typical of the 18th century. The panelling frames a red marble fireplace with light-coloured graining, as well as four tall windows to the north, south and west. A ceiling rose and large cornice complete the decor. The small lounge is more sober but also boasts a ceiling rose and cornice. To the north, it leads into the conservatory, built on a stone sleeper wall. The vast windows are framed by pilasters and it boasts 180° views of the garden. The dining room and adjacent kitchen are paved with Saint-Cast stone slabs, formerly referred to locally as ‘platin’. The dining room is south-facing, while the kitchen is north-facing with French windows opening onto the garden. In the dining room, an imposing fireplace, with a lintel and jambs made of granite, bears a coat of arms. Lastly, a cellar can be reached via door underneath the staircase.
The first floor
This level can be reached by the period, curved wooden staircase with a skylight. A large landing leads to four bedrooms, one of which has a washbasin, as well as a bathroom and a lavatory. The bedrooms have wood stripped flooring and are decorated with wood panelling, ceiling roses and cornices. Two of them boast marble fireplaces. Light streams into all of them through double-leaf windows fitted with interior shutters. Three of the bedrooms are north facing, while the remaining one faces south.
The second floor
Light pours through the dormer windows on this attic level, which is laid out around a landing that leads to five bedrooms and a shower room with a lavatory. Two of the bedrooms can only be reached via an adjacent bedroom. There is period wood stripped flooring and exposed roof framing on this level.