Swan House

Swan House is a house, with a later use as a chapel, dating to 1674, although it was heavily restored around 1970. It is constructed of coursed ironstone rubble, with Ketton stone dressings to the north and west wings, ironstone dressings to the northeast wing, and 20th-century concrete dressings to much of the south wing. The roof is covered in Collyweston slate, with stone gable copings and ogee half-pendants to the kneelers. Ashlar chimneys feature moulded neckings and cornices.

The original building has an irregular T-plan, with main wings to the west and south, and a short north wing containing the entrance and staircase. A northeast wing, altered in the 19th century, and a southeast wing of uncertain date – largely rebuilt in the 20th century – are also present. The house is two storeys and has an attic.

Features include a chamfered plinth, moulded string courses, and ovolo-moulded mullion windows with moulded cornices. The projecting west wing has a blind gable facing the road, displaying a fire insurance plaque and cornice above a dated plaque. It has three two-light windows to the left return and a single bay of four-light windows to the right return. The right return also has a small, blocked fireplace window to the left, and a hipped dormer. The south wing retains one original four-light window to the first floor on the left, but the other three and a fourth matching window were constructed of concrete around 1970, replacing former sash windows and chapel openings. A hipped dormer is located to the left. The north wing has an ashlar front with a moulded window above a 20th-century door, set within an original shouldered architrave. Three-light windows are present in the north gable.

The northeast wing, to the rear, has a Welsh slate roof, irregular 17th-century ironstone windows with ovolo-moulded mullions, and a door within a 17th-century four-centred arch. A 20th-century door, within a moulded doorcase, is located to the centre rear.

The interior includes three four-centred chamfered arches with cornices to rooms and a passage at the north end of the house. A good 17th-century staircase has turned wooden balusters and tall, moulded newel finials. A large fireplace is found in the west wing, with a moulded wooden lintel and a re-sited, inset stone fireplace with a four-centred arch and cornice.