The Friary

The Friary is a house likely originating in the 15th century, with additions and alterations in later periods. It is timber-framed and plastered, with red plain tiled roofs. The roof is hipped to a single-storey left extension, with a gabled dormer on the left range, and gabled and jettied crosswing to the right. A red brick chimney stack is situated to the left, with three attached diagonal shafts to the left of the crosswing. The house is one and two storeys high. The first floor has a two-window range, while the ground floor has a three-range of 20th-century leaded casements. A 20th-century panelled door is located to the left of the crosswing.

The building has a complex plan, and evidence for its dating is limited. The main ground floor fireplace has a mantel beam dated 1577. The jambs of the jettied crosswing fireplace appear to be from the early 16th century, with an earlier frame. Initially, the main range roof was supported by a crown post on a slightly cambered tie beam with arched bracings, likely dating to the mid-15th century. The west end partition seems to be related to an earlier aisled hall. The west hipped roof structure appears to have been a service wing. Two 16th-century panelled doors are present, and near the main chimney stack is a void large enough to conceal a person.