Heath House

Heath House is a house with a complex history, dating back to the 17th and 18th centuries, with significant additions in around 1905 and 1936. The original left range was a timber-framed cottage, subsequently plastered. The right crosswing, built around 1905, is of red brick with batten decoration. The 1936 rear extension is also of red brick. The roofs are red plain tiles, and there are two brick chimney stacks, each featuring three diagonal shafts.

The house was extended and converted into a Tudor-style dwelling for Mr. Wilson, an auctioneer, who incorporated architectural details and features from various periods he had collected. The rear extension of 1936 is well-constructed with moulded brickwork around window and door openings. The left range has one storey and attics with three gabled dormers, while the crosswing is two storeys high. The windows are arranged in a three-bay pattern on the crosswing, featuring ornamental leaded vari-light windows with wrought iron catches, with an oriel window on the crosswing's first floor. A plank and muntin door with a segmental pointed head and foliate carved spandrels is located on the left range. The ground floor has plain vertical battens, while the crosswing above the jetty displays circular and vertical battens simulating Shropshire-style framing. Carved brackets support the jetty, and a bressumer above it features a carved man's head, a shield, the date 1905, and the letter "W." Vine-carved bargeboards with pendants adorn the gable, and similar bargeboards with finials and pendants are on the dormers. All carvings are substantial and of high quality.

The interior contains numerous noteworthy details, including segmental pointed arches in the hall passage. The main hall has a carved Jacobean fire surround with Delft tile backing and an iron fireback bearing the Royal coat of arms inscribed with the initials ER. The staircase has barley-sugar twist balusters, and the upper landing has rail and muntin oak panelling. All window frames are iron, with stop-chamfered surrounds. The crosswing’s drawing room features a moulded frieze, cornice, and fire surround. Most doors are plank and muntin style with carved spandrels within their surrounds. One bedroom contains a possible Jacobean copy fire surround with an original overmantel of three panels, with a marquetry centre and original Delft tile lining. Other bedrooms have cast iron fire surrounds, while the bathroom has a small Art Nouveau cast iron fireplace and an original bath with its plunger. The left range retains its original ceiling beams and stop-chamfered bridging joists.