Shipdham Place

Shipdham Place is a former rectory that has been converted into a hotel and restaurant. It dates from the early 17th century, with a significant addition made in the early 19th century. The building features a mix of rendered timber frame, rendered brick, and brick and flint, topped with pantile and slate roofs. It is a double pile structure, with the front pile being from the early 19th century and the rear pile from the 17th century. There is also a tall block added in the late 19th century to the side and rear, and the building stands two storeys high.

The early block has five 18th-century windows on the first floor, some of which contain leaded glass and metal casements. On the ground floor, there are two sash windows with glazing bars, one part-glazed 19th-century door, and several 20th-century French windows. The early 19th-century overhanging eaves are supported by plain brackets. The later section has a shallow pitched roof and two axial stacks. The front pile features five bays of sash windows with glazing bars and jalousie shutters on the ground floor windows. The central doorway is framed by an open porch supported by a pair of columns and responding pilasters that have entasis, fluted capitals, and an entablature. A later lobby has been inserted within the porch, featuring a two-leaf panelled door.

Inside, the early block includes a massive moulded spinal bridging joist. One room from the 18th century has raised and fielded panelling, a moulded cornice, and a dado rail. The early 19th-century section contains a central staircase with square-sectioned balusters, shaped tread ends, and a swept mahogany handrail, along with reeded architrave and cornice mouldings.