Swayfield House

Swayfield House is a house that dates from the early 17th century, with alterations and an addition from the late 17th century and late 18th century. It is constructed of coursed limestone rubble, with ashlar quoins and dressings. The roof is slate, featuring a single ridge and two gable stacks made of ashlar, complete with plinth and cornices. The building has an L-shaped plan, is three stories tall, and has a four-bay front. The third bay is advanced and has a separate gable, with a chamfered plinth and offsets on the first and second floors.

The flanking bays have a modillion dentillated timber cornice. The off-centre 18th-century double doors are set within a moulded wooden surround, leading to an open porch with a flat leaded hood supported by scrolled brackets. To the left of the doors is a glazing bar sash window, while to the right is a tripartite sash, followed by another glazing bar sash. On the first floor, there are three glazing bar sashes, with a tripartite sash in the advanced bay. The second floor features three shorter glazing bar sashes, with a similar window in a larger opening. The openings in the advanced bay have segmental heads with keystones, while the other windows have flat ashlar lintels with key blocks. The original steeply pitched 17th-century roof line is visible in the gable end. There is also a fire insurance plaque.

At the rear, there is a late 18th-century lean-to servants' range that is two stories high, along with a two-story late 17th-century wing that includes an ingle nook and a chamfered simply stopped beam. The interior retains late 18th-century panelled doors, shutters, and reveals. The staircase features plain balusters with a wreathed handrail and a carved string. The house contains three large fireplaces from the 17th century, which are now blocked. In the two reception rooms, there are fine Adam fire surrounds; the right-hand room has garlands, wheat ears, figures, and a central panel depicting a classical harvest scene with a contemporary mirror above it, while the left-hand room features vine and roundel decoration, flanked by semi-circular headed niches. The house was possibly a dower house to the Ancaster Estate in the 18th century.