Old Harrow

Old Harrow is an inn, later converted into a house, dating from the late 17th and early 18th century, with subsequent alterations including extensions to both ends and to the rear. The building is constructed of whitewashed brick, with timber framing in parts, and has a plain-tile roof and projecting brick end stacks.

The exterior is single-storey with an attic and has a three-window front. A central right-hand entrance is set within a 20th-century door, flanked by two early 20th-century square bay windows with sash glazing, all beneath a pentice roof. A further entrance is located to the left, and a 20th-century bow window is on the extreme left. The roof is gabled, with three gabled dormers in the attic, each containing a two-light casement window.

The interior features chamfered spine beams, the central beam displaying ogee stops. There is square-panel framing in partition walls and original rear walls, with some believed to be wattle and daub. Inglenook fireplaces are present in the end rooms. The kitchen’s fireplace has a visible hood, and a barrel vault spans the one on the right, both featuring bressumer beams. The roof is a tie-beam truss construction, with exposed original rough-hewn purlins.