The Dower House

The Dower House is a house dating back to the 16th and 17th centuries. It is constructed of limestone ashlar with quoins, and has coped gables and a stone slate roof with ashlar ridge stacks. The house is two storeys plus an attic, with a three-window front. The layout is a double depth plan, with gabled wings facing the front. The central entrance has a 20th-century plank door within a moulded stone surround with a hood and keystone. To the left of the door is a six-light mullioned window with an ovolo mould and a king mullion. To the right is a five-light mullioned window. On the first floor, to the left and right are four-light mullioned windows, with a two-light mullioned window between them. Each gable has a three-light mullioned window. All the mullioned windows have hood moulds and label stops. There is a small coped gable in the centre. Inside, the north side of the 16th century section has spine beams with ogee stops, as well as an ovolo-moulded spine beam. The first floor has stop-chamfered spine beams with run-out stops. Stone flagged floors are present, along with timber and plaster partitions. A 18th-century turned-baluster dog-leg staircase rises to the attics, featuring original landing planks. In one first-floor room, the date 1721 is scratched into the wall. A stone fireplace with an ovolo hood and carved lintel is present on the first floor, along with a carving of the Tudor Rose. A further moulded fireplace with a moulded hood is also present. The attic reveals the queen strut roof trusses and original purlins. Some old plank doors remain, and one mullioned window retains an original casement with catch.