Crooked Chimneys

Crooked Chimneys is a house from the 16th century that was 'rebuilt' in 1873, as noted on a plaque on the front. It features a timber frame that is roughcast, with weatherboarding on the ground floor of the crosswing. The house has steep old red tile roofs that are half hipped with gablets. It is two stories tall and faces west. The lower hall-range includes a 2-light casement window under the eaves, a 19th-century gabled timber porch leading to the lobby entrance beside a central chimney, which has an upper shaft from the 17th century that is diagonally set with reserved corners. To the right of the porch, there is a 3-light window. The higher crosswing on the north side is unusually wide and features a front jetty supported by heavy bull-nosed joists with corner brackets. Each floor has a single 2-light casement window, and there is an armorial plaque on the cable. The fan pargetting remains protected by the porch. This house is a little-altered example of a compact late medieval hall house.