Newlands

House. The origins of Newlands date back to the mid-16th century with a northwest range, followed by a south range around 1600, and a northeast range in the late 17th century. It was altered and given a Gothic Revival front in the early 19th century. The house is timber-framed and plastered, with old red tile roofs. It is two storeys and has attics, facing south. The building appears to have been originally divided into two distinct blocks, likely for separate households. The older northwest range is one-and-a-half storeys and was enlarged eastward, beyond its chimney stack. The original hall is likely the present kitchen, while the cross-wing contained a parlour and possibly a service room. The south range has a formal front with five windows and a central door, flanked by Doric pilasters. A flat wooden porch with two fluted Doric columns stands before the entrance. The triple sash windows on either side of the porch have Gothic tracery within moulded frames, with sunblind cases. There are five sash windows above, with similar frames and tracery, and 6/6 panes. A dormer window is present in the roof slope. The roof structure is five bays, featuring butt-purlins and wind braces. The east room retains a stopped-chamfered beam, and an axial beam is at the west end. The northeast block has a clasped-purlin roof structure. The early 19th-century main staircase was built at the same time as the Gothic windows. The northeast block’s chimneys were constructed in their current form. The roof features a clasped-purlin structure, with the present staircase an early 19th-century insertion, also Gothicised. Most windows are replacements, except those in the original kitchen and service block. A porch was added, and the attics were probably upgraded. An outhouse at the southwest (a stable block) was built during this period, along with the main staircase. The conjunction of two houses on a single site suggests a unit system similar to New Hall in Ware Rural.