Kent House

Kent House is a house dating from around 1630, with 19th century alterations. It is built from coursed rubble coal measures sandstone, featuring quoins, coped gables, and ridge stacks made of brick and stone, with a roof covered in plain tiles and stone slates. The house has an irregular 'U' shape, consisting of a central range flanked by advanced gabled crosswings at either end, and a lobby entry that is now blocked.

The building has two storeys and attics, with three bays. Originally, it had recessed chamfered mullioned windows throughout, but many of these mullions have been removed and replaced with 19th century casements. The central range includes an original doorway with a quoined surround, which is now blocked and replaced by a 2-light window. Below this is a 3-light chamfered mullioned window with a dripmould, which has been modified to include a doorway, and above it is a first-floor 3-light chamfered mullioned window with a dripmould.

The advanced crosswings feature stacked windows that decrease in width and height from the ground to the attic floors. Most of the original mullions have been replaced by 19th century casements set in old stone surrounds, all beneath dripmoulds. The return walls of the crosswings have ground floor doorways, with the south wing's doorway having a quoined surround and now blocked, while the north wing has an opening where a former 2-light mullioned window was located. Above each doorway on both sides are single light 17th century windows.

The other elevations retain 2 and 3-light openings beneath dripmoulds, with some still featuring 17th century mullions. The interior has been significantly altered but retains many exposed spine beams and joists, two notable hearths, and a partition beam with mortices for former studs. The roof structure is a double purlin roof with a ridge purlin.