The Wheel House

The Wheel House is a house that was partly used as a smithy and wheelwright workshop. The front wing has two bays dating from around 1780 on the right and a raised two-bay extension from the 19th century on the left. At the rear, there is a wing at right angles which consists of a two-bay block from the early 18th century, with former outbuildings beyond that may date back to the 17th century. The gabled end bay has been significantly altered around 1900 and the building was refurbished in the 20th century.

The front wing is constructed of red brick with dentil eaves, a plain tile roof, and a brick chimney situated between the right bays. The late 18th-century bays on the right feature boxed four-pane sash windows, with the ground floor windows having cambered heads, and a central four-panelled door topped with a rectangular fanlight. The doorcase is made of wood and includes pilasters, a frieze, and a cornice, with a Sun Fire insurance plaque above. There is also a flush-panelled door in the right gable end. The mid-19th-century bays on the left have been raised in the 20th century and include three-light horizontal sashes, with the ground floor right window having a cambered head and the left window being in a former cart entry.

The rear wing, which is the early 18th-century block, is built of brick on a rubble stone base, featuring a plain tile roof and a brick chimney located at the rear left corner. This section has two storeys and an attic with two bays. The later windows include a 19th-century three-light wooden casement on the ground floor left, 20th-century French doors on the right, and two single lights on the first floor, one of which is blocked. There is a two-light horizontal sash in the left gable. Beyond this block are two timber-framed bays with rough timbers, brick infill, and a pantile roof. The left bay has a 20th-century four-light barred wooden casement, while the right bay features a 20th-century board door. At the far end, there is a gabled projection with timber framing from around 1900 and a later 20th-century four-light leaded window. Inside the early 18th-century block, there are stop-chamfered spine beams and trusses with ogee principals, with the central truss having a collar arched over the doorway.