Aston House And Dalton House

Aston House (No.24) and Dalton House (No.26) are two houses that were originally one building, dating from the mid-17th century. They were raised and refronted around 1830 and later subdivided in the 20th century. The structure is built of flint and brick, featuring a red brick facade and a pantiled roof.

The exterior has three storeys with a six-window range. The third bay from the left has 20th-century glazed double doors. The ground and first floors have 6/6 unhorned sash windows with gauged skewback arches, while the attic features 3/3 unhorned sashes. There is a modillion eaves cornice and a gabled roof with internal gable-end stacks on both the north and south sides. An additional side bay was added to the south end in the late 19th century, which contains a doorway with a recessed half-glazed door set within a reeded doorcase. The north gable, dating from the mid-17th century, is made of cut flint and decorated with brick diaper patterns. To the west of this gable is a stuccoed two-storey addition that includes a recessed six-panelled door, with the upper four panels being glazed, and a 3/6 unhorned sash window on the first floor. The rear of the building features a two-storey and dormer attic extension from around 1830, with a curved bay window on the first floor fitted with horned sashes, displaying glazing bars arranged as 4/1 on the sides and 6/6 in the centre.

Inside No.24, there are six-panelled doors, a 20th-century chimneypiece in the main east room, and deep plaster cornices in the same room. A 20th-century cast-iron staircase is also present. In No.26, the principal staircase from around 1830 features stick balusters and a ramped and wreathed handrail. The upper stairwell is adorned with six 19th-century plaster panels depicting the Stations of the Cross, along with three larger panels featuring allegorical figurative scenes. The roof includes principals and two tiers of taper-tenoned butt purlins.