Shurnock Court

Shurnock Court is a house dating back to the 16th century, with rebuilding and alterations carried out in the early 17th century and further changes in the mid-19th century. The structure is timber-framed with rendered infill, built upon a sandstone and brick base, and features plain tiled roofs. It follows a hall and cross-wing plan.

The main body of the house consists of three framed bays, aligned east/west, with a chimney situated at the junction of the central and east bay, now capped by a group of four star-shaped chimneys from the 19th century. A large external chimney is located at the rear of the central bay, complemented by a row of four similar 19th-century chimneys. Two service wings extend from the north elevation; one, single-framed bay located at the juncture of the central and east bays, now serves as the main entrance. The other is lower and consists of four framed bays, enclosing the north external chimney. The cross-wing, of two framed bays, is attached to the west gable end, featuring an external sandstone chimney with two original brick stacks (capped in the 19th century) on the west side of the south bay, and a central south porch wing.

The house is partly two storeys with an attic and cellar, and partly single-storey with an attic and dormers. The framing incorporates some 16th-century close-set studding in the cross-wing. Elsewhere, the framing typically comprises four panels from sill to wall-plate, with short straight braces in the upper corners. The roof structure includes collar and tie-beam trusses with struts throughout, some exhibiting decorative diagonal bracing. The porch wing displays close-set studding and features a jettied first and attic floor, supported by moulded bressummers on shaped brackets.

The east-facing entrance elevation displays the east gable end of the main section, with a three-light casement window on the ground floor and the date "1606" inscribed on timber attached to the tie-beam. A rectangular window is set at ground and first floor level, positioned in the angle to the right. The single-bay north wing presents two first-floor cross-casement windows with plank weatherings. Beneath sits a 19th-century timber-framed, gabled porch on a stone base, which may incorporate the original 17th-century door. To the right of this wing is the four-bay wing, adorned with a ground-floor four-light casement with plank weathering and a two-light casement, as well as a bay window featuring a five-light casement. Two gabled half-dormers are present, one with a three-light casement, the other projecting as an oriel window with a two-light casement. A further gabled dormer features a two-light casement.

The interior, which has not been inspected, is recorded as containing some 17th-century panelling on the ground floor and fragments of 15th-century tiles. The house occupies a former moated site, remnants of which are visible on the south side.