Houghton Poultry Research Station

Houghton Poultry Research Station is an Elizabethan Revival country house built in 1897, designed by architect Ransome for C H Coote, as indicated by the monograms on the north-facing chimney plaques. The building has a symmetrical plan and consists of two storeys and attics. It is constructed of red brick with rustic stone foundations and a moulded plinth band, topped with plain tile gable roofs. The four facade gables feature stone copings and ball finials on the garden elevation.

The first-floor range includes four four-light windows with stone ovolo moulded mullions and transoms, fitted with leaded lights. There are two additional windows on either side, with full-length casements leading to balconies that have stone balustrades above two pentagonal bay windows. A central garden door, which is half-glazed, is set within a stop-moulded stone architrave that includes a dentil cornice and a segmental pediment. Flanking the doorway are two three-light windows.

The north elevation displays two slightly projecting gable wings with gable stacks, along with a central two-storey closed porch. The oak door features a four-centred arch with carved spandrels and a dentil cornice. Inside, the original oak panelling, staircases, and chimney pieces remain intact, along with hand-forged iron ware.