Slead House

Slead House is a late 18th-century house divided into two occupations. It is constructed from hammer-dressed stone with ashlar dressings and features a stone slate roof. The building is symmetrical, with three storeys and three bays. It has quoins and moulded eaves cornices that form a stone gutter. A single-storey porch was added in the 19th century, which has a gable that creates a pediment over the doorway, flanked by square columns topped with ball finials. Each bay and floor has 2-light sash windows with plain stone surrounds and slightly projecting sills, although modern two-pane sashes have been installed. The gables are coped, with a stack at each end. The right-hand return wall includes an added range with a hipped roof and a large early 19th-century three-light sash window with 12 panes in the center, flanked by narrow lights. There is a doorway with monolithic jambs made from re-used stone, featuring an arched head and spandrels that bear the date 1671 above the lintel, which may suggest the presence of an earlier house on the site.