May Tree House With Adjoining Steps And Boundary Wall

May Tree House is an estate cottage that has been converted into a house, complete with adjoining steps and a boundary wall. It was built around 1800 and remodeled between 1820 and 1840, with some additions and alterations made in the mid-20th century. The structure is made of brick with ashlar dressings and features hipped slate roofs.

The house has a square, coped brick ridge stack with ashlar pilasters, a first-floor band, and strapwork pilasters on the right side of the first floor. It is two storeys high and has a two-window range. The windows are surrounded by stone and have mullions, with leaded glazing. On the right side, there is a three-light window, while on the left, there is a projecting mid-20th century first-floor addition that features a five-light window.

At the left, an ashlar porch is supported by square piers and has three Tudor arched openings, with a balustrade on the right bay. Under the porch, there is a five-light window with drop-down shutters, and to its right, a plank door with ornamental hinges and square ashlar steps. To the right of the porch, there is a three-light window with Ipswich glazing bars, followed by a two-light cross casement corner window.

The boundary wall on the left is made of coursed rubble with rubble coping and is approximately 10 meters long. This building is likely one of those constructed or altered between 1790 and 1820 by George de Ligne Gregory and later remodeled in a picturesque style by Gregory Gregory, who were successive Lords of the Manor of Harlaxton.