Stanford Rivers House

Stanford Rivers House is a house that dates from the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, with a likely earlier core. It features a timber frame and rough render, topped with a hipped red plain tile roof that slopes to the right and includes three hipped, leaded dormer windows from the 18th century. The building has two storeys and attics, with a four-window range of small paned vertical sliding sashes with thick glazing bars on the first floor, and three windows on the ground floor. An off-centre original door has six panels and ironmongery, topped by a round head fanlight. The porch is red tiled and supported by two columns with heavy scroll brackets. The exterior displays studs with two arched downbraces between the windows and above the side girts. To the left, there is a single-storey extension featuring a four-panelled door with lights and a 19th-century transomed casement. The house has an attached square red brick chimney stack off centre and another red brick chimney stack to the left. Inside, there are stop-chamfered beams, 18th-century panelled rooms and hall with a panelled arch, a corner cupboard, and a Jacobean fire surround. From 1825 to 1865, the house was the home of Isaac Taylor, an artist, author, and inventor.