Spring Bank

This is a house dating from the 17th century, with alterations made in the 19th century. It is constructed of sandstone rubble and timber framing, with a stone slate roof. The western slope of the roof has been covered with felt. The house is two storeys high. The west facade has a weathered offset level with the first floor to the right of a straight joint. A 4-light chamfered mullioned window is on the ground floor, and immediately to its left is a horizontal sliding sash window with plain reveals. The first floor features two rows of three square timber panels; the left-hand upper panel has two diagonal braces to the wallplate. To the right of this timber section is a 5-light window with timber mullions. The right-hand part of the upper storey has been rebuilt in narrow courses of rubble. Beyond the straight joint to the left, the stonework is similar, with a horizontal sash window with plain reveals on the first floor, and a door with similar reveals on the ground floor. A chimney on the right-hand gable is topped with a brick cap. The east wall has a similar appearance, with a 4-light chamfered window on the ground floor, a straight joint in a similar position, and timber framing in the centre of the first floor, comprised of two rows of two square panels containing a 4-light window. The interior was not accessible at the time of survey in February 1987, but illustrations by Singleton show chamfered ceiling beams, including a firehood bressumer, and a tie-beam truss with a king post and raking struts. Singleton’s research suggests the house may be contemporary with the 17th century masonry and ground floor mullioned windows, and that it represents the remaining portion of a larger building.