The Dower House

The Dower House is a house dating from the late 16th century or early 17th century. It is timber-framed with plastered infill and has a weatherboarded south gable that reaches the eaves height. The roof is thatched, and there is a rectangular red brick ridge stack. The building has a cellar and two storeys with attics. The main range consists of two bays, with a chimney bay and a wide bay to the north that jetties out to the east and west elevations, possibly with the chimney bay jetty underbuilt on the east elevation. Remnants of a former wing can be seen in the framed truss to the south. An original south entry to the main range is suggested by jetty brackets, while a doorway in the north bay has been blocked. The main entrance features a 20th-century glazed door located to the left of centre. There are two horizontal sliding sash windows with leaded lights on both the ground and first floors. Inside, the house has stop-chamfered ceiling beams, a moulded mantel beam, and a rectangular plaster overmantel adorned with a large thistle below a crown and a deep scroll border. The house underwent restoration around 1972.