The Dower House And Wall

The Dower House is an 18th-century house that was extended and altered in the early 19th century. It is constructed of red brick, with a small section of rubble stone, and features a hipped Swithland slate roof that slopes to the left. The house has brick stacks, with one on the left ridge and another projecting from the right end, as well as rear stacks. A brick band runs along the first floor.

The building has three storeys, each with three sash windows arranged as tripartite 1/1, 1/1, and 1/1, along with a 6/6 sash and similar tripartite windows. The second floor mirrors this arrangement but has a central 1/1 sash, while the ground floor has similar windows. All windows feature cambered lintels.

On the ground floor, there is a central rectangular porch with a parapet. Facing the lane, a 6/6 sash window is set within a restored moulded stone frame, accompanied by a 2-light casement window on the right end of the porch and a restored moulded stone doorway on the left end, which contains a 6-panelled door and a narrow overlight. The left end of the house has mainly similar sash windows. The right end features a bow window with a 6/6 sash above and a 3/3 sash above that. The left end of the house reveals the original 18th-century gable end, which has a projecting stack and various blocked windows. There is a rubble stone plinth at the base of this section of the wall.

Extending from the left end of the house is a brick wall approximately 2.5 meters high that runs along Grange Lane. The Dower House is included for its group value.