White House

Cottage, dating from the mid to late 17th century, with later additions and alterations. The timber-framed structure has red brick infill, although the left bay is missing brickwork. It is built on a sandstone plinth and has a slate roof that slopes to the left. Originally, it appears to have been three bays wide, with the left bay serving as a stable, previously a byre, possibly slightly later than the two right bays. The cottage has one storey and an attic. The timber framing consists of rectangular panels extending from the cill to the wall-plate, with short straight tension braces to the two right bays. The left bay has square panels extending from the cill to the wall-plate. A renewed queen-strut truss is visible at the left gable end. The windows are modern casements, with a boarded door featuring a glazed panel above an open gabled porch to the right. There are three weatherboarded gabled eaves dormers. A substantial end stack is located on the right.

An internal inspection was limited during a resurvey in October 1986. The timber frame, with square panels, is exposed between the left and right ground-floor rooms, and to the original back wall of the byre. The right-hand room features a chamfered spine beam, heavy joists, and a large inglenook fireplace with a plain wooden lintel. An inset spice cupboard with a plank door is located to the right. A red sandstone block wall sits between the left room and the byre, incorporating a doorway set above the plinth. A small, splayed observation window is positioned above the doorway, with its splay facing the byre. The byre has a chamfered spine beam. Some internal wall panels are reported to retain wattle and daub infill. A 20th-century rendered, lean-to addition to the rear of the right-hand side, replacing a previous timber-framed outshut, is not considered to be of special architectural interest.