Aspley House

Aspley House is a small country house dating to around 1690, built for William Norcliffe on the site of an earlier structure. It was reworked before 1749 for alter Scott, and later altered again in 1902, with those additions replaced by smaller 20th-century ones. The house is constructed of red brick with chequered patterning in the flared headers, and has a hipped clay tile roof. It follows a double-pile plan, with two storeys and attics, and an adjoining coach house block to the south, set on a lower level.

The east elevation has a symmetrical arrangement of sash windows, flush to the wall, with heavy glazing bars and brick flat arches. The central bay projects slightly and is topped with a pediment containing an oculus with radiating glazing bars. A central doorway was brought forward in the late 19th century to form the front of a brick porch, supported by ornate consoles with carved heads, a modillion cornice, and an open pediment above double-glazed doors. Two segmental-headed dormers containing sashes are positioned in the attic. A brick band runs along the first floor level, and a deep modillion cornice is found at the eaves and pediment. Red brick chimney stacks rise from the side ridges.

The west elevation was refronted before 1749. It features three bays, the central one projecting slightly. Outer bays each contain three flush sashes with glazing bars under brick arches. The central bay houses a staircase. A segmental-arched doorway with a stone surround, partly set below ground level, is flanked by two superimposed Venetian windows with wood keyblocks. The upper window rises into a broken pediment at attic level, with an open design and a chimney stack rising through the centre. Two segmental-headed dormers containing sashes with glazing bars are positioned in the attic. Flanking the central bay are two doorways with heavy Roman Doric pilastered surrounds and part-glazed doors. A deep modillion cornice runs along the eaves to the pediment.

The east elevation of the coach house block, likely dating to the mid- to late 18th century, is of vitrified brick in header bond, with red brick dressings and a hipped clay tile roof. It has a symmetrical facade with five sashes with glazing bars on the first floor, and five hipped dormers containing sashes in the attic. The ground floor features a 20th-century part-glazed door in a pilastered surround, flanked by double-width carriage arches with similar pilastered surrounds. A small octagonal lantern is positioned centrally on the roof.

The interior includes a dogleg staircase with paired twisted balusters. Panelling is present in some ground floor rooms, primarily from the 18th century, though with a reset Jacobean strapwork frieze in the hall. An 18th-century wooden chimney piece is also present.