Perches House

Perches House is a house or mansion dating from the late 16th century. It features a timber-framed structure with a brick plinth and a plain tiled roof. The building has three storeys and a three-window range on the main section facing the street. The low ground floor is set within the plinth and has a central six-panelled door with renewed windows on either side. A moulded bressumer indicates that the upper storey may have originally jutted out. The timber framing includes close studding with some middle rails, and the irregular pattern of the timber suggests multiple phases of construction.

The upper windows consist of 12-pane sashes, along with a renewed three-light casement window to the left and the blocked remains of an earlier window below it. The second storey is jettied and features a moulded bressumer, a blocked window to the left, and two 16-pane sashes in slightly projecting cases. The close studding is evenly spaced and includes a mid-rail. There is one dormer in the roof and gable end stacks.

A right-hand section, which may be from a different phase of construction, is in separate occupation and also has three storeys. This section has a four-window range with a six-panelled door to the left of centre, set within a moulded architrave and a vestigial canopy. The flanking windows are two- and four-light casements, while the first floor features 12-pane sash windows. The jettied upper storey has a plain bressumer and sash windows with two and four panes. There are two dormers in the roof, and an additional bay to the right has a steeper pitched roof. The ground and first floors are brick, while the jettied upper storey is plaster over timber frame. The first floor includes a tripartite sash window, a 12-pane sash window on the second storey, and a dormer in the roof.