Osbaldeston House

Osbaldeston House is a farmhouse dated 1661, which has been converted into a house with a later addition. It is constructed of brick on a stone plinth, featuring stone dressings and a slate roof with chimneys located at the left gable, on the ridge, and at the right side. The building has an L-shaped plan, consisting of two elements, each with two bays, and stands two and a half storeys tall.

The front of the house showcases a two and a half storey gable from the 17th century, with a two-storey later addition to the left. At the junction of these two sections is a two-storey gabled porch, where the ground floor is entirely made of stone, continuing above as quoins. The porch features a chamfered doorway and a stone tablet above it, protected by a straight dripstone, which is inscribed in relief with the letters: 1 6/ O/ WD/ 6 1, representing William and Dorothy Osbaldeston. Above the porch, there is a three-light moulded stone mullion window.

To the right of the porch, the 17th-century house displays stone quoins, single-course brick bands on two levels, and double chamfered stone mullion windows on all sides. The front has two and three-light windows at the ground floor (set at slightly different levels), two and three-light windows at the first floor, and three-light windows in the attic. The side has three and four-light windows at the ground floor, three-light windows above, and the back features five, five, and three-light windows. The extension to the left of the porch has sashed windows with segmental brick heads in the first bay and low sashed windows in the second bay. The rear includes a lean-to in the re-entrant and sashed windows with glazing bars in the first bay.

Inside, the 17th-century section retains ovolo moulded beams on both floors, a diamond-pattern stone flagged floor in the entrance hall, cross-corner fireplaces in both ground floor rooms, an original dog leg staircase with turned balusters, and a purlin roof. The interior detail from this period is remarkably well-preserved.