Aullseter House

Aullseter House is a late 16th-century farmhouse with later 19th-century alterations. It is timber-framed with painted brick and rendered infill, standing on a tall brick plinth. The front elevation has been refaced in brick with blue brick dressings. The roof is covered in plain tiles. The house follows an H-plan, with a central single-bay section aligned north-west to south-east and cross-wings of two bays each. A large external chimney, constructed of handmade brick and dating to the late 16th century, is located on the south-east cross-wing, featuring two 19th-century star-shaped stacks. The house has two storeys and attics.

The timber framing consists of three rows of panels from sill to wall-plate, with short straight upper braces and collar and tie-beam trusses incorporating two collars. The rear south-east wing has three struts supporting the lower collar and two supporting the upper collar. The rear north-west wing has two struts supporting both collars. The south-west front elevation was refaced in the 19th century, including a chamfered plinth, a single-course first floor sill band, an eaves level band, and blue header diaper patterning in the gable ends. A lean-to porch sits between the wings. The central section features an archway and flanking narrow openings, each with pierced, cusped pointed-arched upper infill panels. The six-panelled front door has side lights. A ground-floor window on the left gable end is flanked by pilaster buttresses. Ground and first floor windows are large three-light casements, the ground-floor window having a cambered head. A rectangular stone carved with the initials “E B T” is set in the gable apex, while a 19th-century stack rises from the left roof pitch. The right gable end has large glazed 20th-century doors on the ground floor, a large three-light first floor casement, and a pair of pointed-arched attic lights. A central 19th-century ridge stack is located on the roof.

The interior has not been inspected. A timber-framed lean-to addition adjoins the north-west side elevation. The farmhouse was formerly part of the Talbot Estate.