Skirbeck House

Skirbeck House is an early 18th century house, significantly altered in approximately 1800 and again around 1840. It is constructed of red brick in Flemish bond, with painted ashlar dressings, capped by a hipped slate roof and red brick wall stacks. The house is arranged in an L-shape.

The front facade, of three storeys and seven bays (arranged as 2:5), features a second-floor cill band and deeply overhanging eaves. The centrally positioned entrance has a six-panel door with a fanlight above, set within an ornate doorcase of shafted and collared pilasters and a pediment incorporating Gothick lozenge tracery and palmette decoration. Bay windows with flat lead tops are located to the right (single bay) and left (two bays) of the main entrance. The first floor has seven glazing bar sashes beneath splayed brick arches with painted ashlar keystones. Above, seven smaller, similar windows are set into the second floor.

The rear of the house has an earlier 18th century wing with brick coped gables. The interior retains joinery dating from around 1800, including arches and fluted keyblocks. The staircase features slender turned balusters, a carved string, and a moulded handrail.