Garraway House

Garraway House is a house, originally a rectory, dating to the 17th century, with substantial remodelling circa the late 19th century, extensions built circa the early 19th century, and further extensions in the later 19th century. It is constructed of sandstone rubble, partly roughcast, with clay plain tile and slate roofs with gabled ends. Stone lateral, axial, and gable-end stacks are present, featuring brick shafts.

The original plan was a 3-room and cross-passage house of the 17th century, with its lower end facing south, incorporating a lateral stack at the rear. The hall and parlour were originally separate rooms, later combined as a drawing room. In the late 18th century, an outshut containing a staircase was added to the west, and in the early 19th century, a large L-shaped service range was built on the southern end, along with a single-room plan extension to the northern end. This northern extension was further extended to the west, later in the 19th century, to provide a new entrance.

The east front is asymmetrical, comprising a 4:6 window arrangement. The main 6-window range is set back on the right side, featuring four 12-pane sashes, a casement with margin panes, and a Victorian canted bay window on the ground floor. A doorway with a flush-panel and glazed door is on the left, sheltered by a gabled open porch with lattice sides. A projecting two-storey service wing is located on the left side, with small 2-light 19th-century casements. The rear (west) elevation showcases the original 17th-century range, roughcast with a slate roof, a projecting lateral stack with weathered set-offs partly enclosed within a later gabled bay, and a late 18th or early 19th century 3-light stair window with iron casements. An early 19th century stone range is set back on the south side, and a later 19th century twin-gabled extension is on the north side.

The interior retains 18th and 19th century joinery, including panelled doors, cupboards, and chimneypieces with iron grates. A circa late 18th century staircase has stick balusters, a moulded handrail, and a tall Tuscan column newel post. The first-floor features deeply chamfered ceiling beams. The roof of the main range includes a 17th-century queen-post truss and large through-purlins.

Garraway House demonstrates a multi-phase development, retaining substantial remains of the original 17th century house, extended in the late 18th and 19th centuries.