The Mansion

Probably built around 1600, The Mansion was remodelled in the late 17th century. This is a two-storey, T-shaped house constructed of red brick with steep-pitched early tiled roofs. The East-West wing features a double roof with particularly wide gable ends that are flattened at the top and have stone coping. A massive chimney stack is situated in the roof valley. The front of the house, set back from the road and arranged symmetrically, has seven windows per floor, with a 3-1-3 configuration. A shallow central breakforward is accentuated by deep, coved plaster eaves topped with a semi-circular pediment. A stringcourse runs between the floors. The tall sash windows retain their heavy glazing bars and are set within wide, flush wooden window casings with segmental arched heads and no cills. A band also runs between the floors. A stable wing extends from the west end of the front facade. This has a late slate roof and projects to the pavement. At the east end is the house's entrance: an outer opening with a semi-circular head, framed by two pilasters with stone capitals and bases. A semi-circular arch of raised brick springs from these pilasters, surmounted by a curving stone cornice. Inside the porch, approached by stone steps, is a square-headed doorway with a moulded architrave leading to a six-panelled door. Above the door is a semi-circular window. The inner doorway has a wooden casing featuring two Ionic pilasters on high bases, supporting a broken triangular pediment. Above the door opening is a small circular window with archivolt and keystone, flanked by swags with pendants. The interior retains significant late 17th-century features. The Mansion, together with numbers 17 and 21 (odd), including The Sycamores, forms a notable group.