Ivy House

Ivy House is an early 16th-century house, originally a farmhouse, with alterations in the 17th century and a modern extension to the rear constructed from reclaimed materials. The original building is characterised by its substantial timber frame, now plastered over and featuring a deep plinth. It has a hipped thatched roof. The rear extension is constructed of red brick and painted weatherboarding.

The house is two storeys high and has a three-unit plan. A ridge stack and a side stack are located to the south. The main entrance, which faces west, has been blocked up. There are four flush-framed casement windows on the first floor and four sixteen-paned hung sash windows on the ground floor, all with similar frames.

The interior reveals exposed wall frames. A first-floor hall features five-light diamond mullion windows. Clamped floors are present, with stop-chamfered joists and main beams; these have been reduced in the hall to accommodate a 17th-century chimney stack. A 16th-century stack may also survive at first-floor level. The timber framing exhibits edge-halved and bridled scarf-joints to the wall plates. Some details from the 19th century have been incorporated into the interior.