The Old Priory

The Old Priory is a house dating from the early 17th century, with interior alterations from the 1920s. It is constructed of coursed rubble sandstone with sandstone dressings, and has a stone slate roof with stone coped gables and kneelers. There are three stone ridge stacks and one stone gable end stack, the latter now truncated. The west elevation has seven irregular bays, featuring a chamfered plinth. The fenestration includes a 2-light chamfered mullion window above a similar single light window, a blocked doorway with a dripmould extending over the next two windows, three 2-light recessed chamfered mullion windows with corresponding windows above, and a doorway with a chamfered surround and a door with six raised and fielded panels, above which is a single light window with a recessed and chamfered surround and dripmould. A broad gabled bay contains a large 2-light chamfered mullion window to the ground floor, a 2-light recessed chamfered mullion window with a dripmould above, and a single light window with a recessed and chamfered surround and dripmould above it. To the right is a 2-light recessed chamfered mullion window with a dripmould, with a similar window above. A 20th-century garage opening is located to the right. The east elevation has seven bays, a chamfered plinth, and a string band over the windows and doorways. It features regularly placed 2-light recessed chamfered mullion windows, four blocked doorways with chamfered surrounds, and gable ends with 2- and 3-light recessed and chamfered mullion windows. The interior contains massive chamfered beams, measuring 24 inches in depth by 20 inches. The 1920s remodelling introduced a plain oak staircase and plank doors. The name "The Old Priory" is a misnomer, and the house was likely associated with 17th-century Sutton Scarsdale Hall.