The Chains

This is a late 18th- to early 19th-century house, likely with earlier origins, designed by William Fowler of Winterton, and later restored in the 20th century. The house is constructed from coursed limestone rubble and brick, with rendered surfaces. It has a slate roof to the main section and pantiles to the single-storey section on the left. The design incorporates Gothick detailing.

The house is arranged in an L-shape, with two projecting bays to the front and a studio/workshop range at the rear. The main front features a two-storey, single-bay section flanked by projecting three-storey bays that are jettied out at the first floor level. To the left is a single-storey section with an attic. The front entrance is beneath the jettied bay on the left, featuring a part-glazed panelled door in an architrave with a narrow window to the left, flanked by temporary brick piers (built in 1984) that support the jetty. The jettied bay on the right has a central projecting support with a Tudor-arched recess containing a louvred panel, flanked by plastered vaulting supported on plain moulded corbels. A similar vaulting feature was removed from the left bay during a re-survey. The central section is highlighted by a 16-pane sash window with shutters beneath a pediment, and a three-light sliding sash window on the first floor beneath a moulded and deeply-coved eaves cornice. The jettied bays include three-light sliding sashes with glazing bars on each floor. The main central section has a pitched roof, while the jettied bays have hipped roofs. The building features lateral stacks to the jettied bays and end stacks. The lower section to the left includes a single casement window, a gabled dormer, and an axial stack.

Inside, there are beamed ceilings and a carved wood Gothick chimney-piece designed by William Fowler. The house has historical significance as the residence and workplace of William Fowler (1761–1832), an architect, builder, and engraver known for his architectural engravings, who received patronage from scholars and royalty. His son, Joseph Fowler (1791–1882), also an architect and builder, lived in the house after his marriage in 1828.