Ivy Cottage, Reading Room, And Connecting Buildings In Same Range

A row of buildings likely dating from the early 19th century, with medieval remains, partly converted into domestic use and partly into a Methodist Chapel in 1867. The buildings are constructed of sandstone rubble with a stone slate roof. Ivy Cottage, at the east end, is two storeys high and one bay wide to the south, featuring tripartite windows with plain stone surrounds and square mullions. A door with a plain stone surround is also present. The main range has openings with plain reveals, including five doorways on the ground floor. The chapel section is located towards the left, with three first-floor windows having plain stone surrounds and semi-circular heads. To its right is a chamfered ground-floor window. The west gable wall is situated on the site of the former Abbey mill and contains a wide, chamfered fireplace with a segmental head, alongside a narrower arched recess to its left. A blocked, chamfered doorway with a Tudor-arched head is situated on the first floor. The north wall has openings with plain reveals, including some first-floor doors towards the left, accessible from an external platform. The chapel has three windows with plain stone surrounds and semi-circular heads, and a first-floor door with a matching surround. A chamfered slit opening is located on the ground floor at the far right. The interior was only partially inspected; however, two ground-floor windows on the north side and one on the south side have splayed reveals and chamfered inner arches of dressed stone. The site of the former Abbey Mill, at the west, is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.