The Shrubbery

The Shrubbery is a house dating from the early and mid-17th century, with partial rebuilding in the late 18th or early 19th century and a late 19th-century addition at the rear. The house is timber framed with painted brick nogging, and has a chamfered sandstone plinth on the south side. The eaves have been raised and rebuilt with painted brick to the front and north, and the roof is covered with plain tiles and slate arranged around a central valley. It comprises a front range and two wings to the rear. The house has a basement, one storey and attic, and two storeys. A dentil brick eaves cornice runs along the front and north, and the bargeboards are fretted with finials. Two brick ridge stacks are located at the rear. The timber framing consists of square panels (3 and 4 from sole-plate to wall-plate) with long tension braces and close studding with a middle rail. The front has first-floor two- and three-light wooden casements with transoms, and ground-floor 16-pane glazing bar sashes with rendered lintels. The central door is of six flush panels, with the top four panels glazed, flush-panelled reveals, a fanlight with intersecting Gothic tracery, and remnants of a doorcase featuring reeded pilasters and tall shaped brackets. A circa 1920 gabled brick porch has been added. One of the rear gabled wings has a gable with two collars, close studding, and a central quatrefoil panel with a V-strut above. Inside, there are chamfered beams. A first-floor back room on the left has chamfered joists and a beam. A semi-basement to the left at the back, formerly used as a dairy with a cooling shelf, contains a chamfered beam. A ground-floor back room on the right has a large 17th-century open fireplace with a roll-moulded lintel. Original 17th-century boarded doors with shaped strap hinges are found throughout, alongside circa 1800 panelled doors to the front range. The staircase has been altered.