Store House

The Store House, located at No. 13 on the south side of Stamfordham, is a house dating from the late 17th century or early 18th century, with alterations made in 1744 and later. It is constructed of squared stone with ashlar dressings, while the left gable was rebuilt in the 18th century using brick. The building features a double-span Welsh slate roof and stands two storeys high with three windows. The exterior includes rusticated quoins, with the ground floor displaying four windows in architraves, two of which were renewed in 1985. The first floor has three windows in architraves, with the central window being original, featuring a moulded sill and a narrow 8-pane sash with thick glazing bars. The outer windows are 18th-century enlargements with 12-pane sashes. A boldly-moulded eaves cornice runs along the top, and the steeply-pitched roof has renewed end stacks.

There is a doorway located in an early 20th-century porch on the right return, with similar original windows in architraves. A decorative rainwater head dated 1744 is also present.

The rear facade is three storeys high with three bays containing 8-pane and 2-pane sashes in original architraves on the right side. To the left, there is a large Venetian stair window.

Inside, the building features a four-storey staircase, which may have been re-set, showcasing an early 18th-century moulded and ramped handrail with splat balusters. The Venetian window is supported by fat Tuscan columns and a rusticated arch. There are two-panel doors in the attic and basement, and on the first-floor landing and in the basement, two beams with bar-stop chamfers can be found. The roof timbers date from the 18th century.

The staircase ends in a fine wreath in the current basement, which was originally the ground floor until the ground level was raised to create cellars in front of the house, likely in the late 18th or early 19th century. The original front of the house had five bays, featuring a porch with round arches and triple keystones, parts of which are still visible in the present cellars. Additionally, two large piers flanking the entrance are also observable.