Avenue House Newbury House

A medieval timber-framed building, likely dating to the 16th century, was largely rebuilt in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. The present building is a combination of timber framing with plaster and red brick, and was refronted in red brick in 1757 with a parapet. No. 2, Newbury House, is a later 18th-century addition.

The front has two storeys and cellars, and a three-window range of double-hung sashes with glazing bars in plain reveals. Outer window ranges are three-light. A central six-panel door, approached by stone steps and protected by iron spearhead railings, features a semicircular fanlight and a wooden doorcase with panelled reveals, pilasters, and an open pediment. The roof is tiled, with a hipped end to the north-east.

No. 4, Avenue House, is faced in red brick with a parapet and an enriched modillion eaves cornice, and has two storeys and attics. It features a seven-window range of double-hung sashes with glazing bars—some of thick section—in plain reveals, with the centre window on the first storey blocked. A raised brick band runs between the storeys. A central six-panel door has a good early 18th-century doorcase with architraves and a shell hood on carved consoles, is approached by stone steps, and is protected by iron spearhead railings.

A two-storey wing with attics extends to the rear, facing south-west, with a parapet and moulded brick cornice and a four-window range, mostly double-hung sashes with glazing bars in plain reveals. A 18th-century rainwater head and pipe is dated 1757. The rear elevation retains a pair of circa 1600 windows with leaded lights and original fastenings.

The interior includes an 18th-century staircase with twisted balusters. The roofs are tiled, with three flat healed dormers on the south-east front and one gabled dormer on the south-west front.