Wix Abbey

The building is a house, dating to the 16th century. It is constructed of red brick in English bond, with some stone dressings, and has a red plain tiled roof. There are red brick chimney stacks, one positioned left of centre and another right of centre. The house is two storeys with an attic, featuring a two-storey hipped gable to the left and a two-storey porch with a crow-stepped gable to the right. A single-storey extension has been added to the left. A central band runs along the right bay, and four buttresses are visible on the rear wall. A blocked attic window is present in the porch.

The window arrangement on the first floor is 1:2:1:1, while on the ground floor it is 1:2:0:1. Windows are cross-transomed with 3 or 4 lights, and there is evidence of alterations and blocked Georgian windows within the brickwork. The porch windows are moulded with ovolo-moulded pediments. A round-headed outer archway features a moulded entablature and a steep pediment, flanked by small pedestals. The inner doorway has an original square-headed surround with moulded and carved details. The entrance has a panelled oak door with an original scutcheon plate on the outside and latches and bolts inside. Two original plain wooden benches are fixed within the porch. Wrought iron initials "WVM" are high on the porch, believed to be original and referring to a William Vesey; four generations of Veseys owned Wix Abbey from 1561 onwards. The identity of the "M" is not documented in Morant's records.

The interior includes an original main staircase consisting of two straight flights. The newels feature lambs' tongue stops, while the handrails and balusters were replaced in the 19th or 20th century with geometric infill below. There are two original moulded door surrounds on the ground floor. Despite being partly concealed by wallpaper, the original floor structure remains, with lambs' tongue stop chamfered bridging joists and chamfered ceiling beams, notable for their exceptional storey heights. A servants' stair is located to the rear of the left extension. Stone foundations of a demolished building are nearby and may be of medieval origin. The current building may have been of a half-H plan. A nunnery was founded during the 12th century by Walther, Alexander, and Edith Mascherell.