Pipstyle House

Pipstyle House is a timber-framed house, dating to the late 16th century, with alterations made in the mid-18th century and restoration work carried out in the mid-20th century. The house has a hall and cross-wing plan, both of two framed bays, with the main ridge running at right angles to the road and the cross-wing positioned at the east gable end; it is two storeys high with a cellar. The timber frame is rendered with infill on a sandstone rubble base, and has brick refacing, with a plain tiled roof and a parapet at the west gable end. There are paired star-shaped brick ridge stacks and a rebuilt brick external stack at the west gable end. The framing incorporates some replacement timbers, four square panels from sill to wall-plate, and long and short straight braces in the lower and upper corners respectively. Tie-beam trusses with two collars and queen struts are found in the gable ends of the cross-wing. The front elevation, facing south, features 20th-century doors and windows. The main part has two 2-light ground floor casements and three 2-light first floor casements. A double door adjoins the cross-wing, and the cross-wing itself has two ground and first floor rectangular lights and a rectangular stair light. The left gable end is refaced in brick and bears a plaque dated 1766. The right side elevation of the cross-wing includes a 3-light wood mullioned cellar window. Inside, the hall contains a stone inglenook fireplace and a cross-beamed ceiling.