Apple House

Apple House is a former summerhouse located in the corner of a walled garden, now serving as a house. It dates from the early 17th century and was built for Sir Thomas Stanley II, with significant additions and alterations made in the late 20th century. The structure is constructed of English garden wall bond brick with buff sandstone dressings and features a pyramidal Kerridge stone-slate roof topped with a ball finial and a brick chimney. The original part of the building is square in plan and has two storeys, with a stone plinth and quoins, along with a projecting moulded bond at the first floor. The windows have segmental brick heads and are fitted with 2-light wooden casements that include glazing bars, which were added in the 20th century. There are single-storey extensions on three sides of the building. Inside, there is a brick-vaulted cellar with a stone flagged floor that includes a well, which is accessed by a flight of steps that was originally external. The flight of stone steps leading to the former front door is accompanied by a curving stone coping on the rebuilt brick wall.