Ford End

A house dating from the 17th century, with additions made in 1929, is situated on the north side of Newmarket Road in Cringleford. The house is constructed of brick, originally colourwashed, and has a roof covered in black, unglazed pantiles. It is arranged in three cells with two storeys and an attic, featuring shaped gables.

The main facade, which faces west towards the road, has a platband and moulded brick kneelers. A rebuilt internal stack is located on the right. It contains flush sash windows with glazing bars, some of which are replacements. The ground and first floors of the first cell each have two windows, and there is one window above the doorway. A window on the ground floor of the third cell has a segmental head and four panes per sash, along with glazing bars. A blank opening and a sash window are located on the first floor. The central doorway has later added flanking sashes, a pediment, and square Tuscan columns with panelled reveals. The upper part of the door is glazed and the lower part has two raised panels. Two gabled dormers with casements are present in the roof.

A three-bay, two-storey addition, built in 1929 to match the original, is located on the left. It also has a platband, black glazed pantiles, and a shaped gable with a rebuilt internal stack between the 17th-century and 1929 sections. The right return features a platband and oval openings with leaded panes on the first floor.

The rear of the house includes a three-cell 17th-century section, originally colourwashed. It contains flush sash windows with glazing bars, some renewed. The first cell has two windows on the ground floor and one on the first floor. The central cell features an 18th-century classical doorway and a 1929 panelled door, a narrow sash window to the right, and a sash window to the first floor. A raking dormer provides attic access. A stair turret, built in 1929, is in Flemish bond with a hipped roof, and a stair window with glazing bars featuring Gothic pointed panes in the top. A forward wing, dated 1929 in iron numerals, features a shaped gable, Flemish bond, small openings, sashes with glazing bars, and flat arches similar to the right return.

Inside, the 17th-century roof retains butt purlins with collars, and timber studs are visible in the attic partitions. The interior of the 1929 addition includes an open-well, closed-string staircase with turned balusters and carving in the 17th-century style. The rear wing of 1929 incorporates moulded ceiling beams and joists, along with a stone fireplace featuring strapwork and festoon carving.