Park House

Park House is a house likely dating from the 15th century, with extensions possibly added in the 17th century, further extended and remodelled in the mid-19th century. In the mid-20th century, an 18th-century agricultural building was incorporated into the house. The construction is timber-framed, with substantial rebuilding in red brick, and has a plain tile roof. There are brick ridge, lateral external, and external gable end stacks. The original design was a T-shaped open hall and crosswing. The crosswing has two bays and is aligned east-west, while the hall range was originally a single bay aligned north-south, facing west. The hall range was extended southwards in the 17th century by a single bay and again in the 19th century by a further bay. An 18th-century agricultural building, located immediately east of the crosswing and aligned similarly, is now linked to the house. The west elevation has dentilled eaves and two storeys. The crosswing on the left has a hipped roof, and the hall range to the right has a three-bay facade. It features 24-pane and 16-pane glazing bar sash windows with horns and segmental heads, as well as a door located to the left of the hall range. A straight joint in the brickwork is visible to the right of the centre. The north elevation displays the crosswing on the right and the former agricultural building on the left, with 20th-century glazing bar casements and a large lateral chimney stack. The left-hand gable of the crosswing reveals timber framing, with a collar and tie beam roof truss, one pair of purlins, a ridge piece, and closely spaced studs throughout. The left-hand gable of the former agricultural building exhibits exposed queen strut roof trusses. The interior contains a significant amount of exposed timber framing, closely spaced studs, and square panels with straight braces and curved wind braces. The north bay of the hall range is contemporary with the crosswing, sharing similar framing characteristics. The timber-framed ceiling in the north bay appears to be a later insertion from around 1700 and is likely contemporary with the large open brick fireplace on the south wall. The roof trusses over the north bay include queen struts; the truss to the south of the central bay has three vertical struts between the tie beam and collar, and V-struts above the collar, suggesting a later construction than the other two. The central truss of the crosswing also has raking queen struts.