Gothic House

Gothic House, located at 1163 London Road, is a 16th-century building that was originally a single structure but is now divided into two separate houses. The building features a timber frame with an overhanging first floor. Number 1 has a stucco finish, while Number 2 retains its structural timbers with brick nogging plastered over. The roof is covered with plain tiles and has a single stack of six detached square flues joined at the top, likely restored in the mid-19th century.

The original Jacobean porch is supported by four wooden columns with twin wooden arches and pendentives between each column. It features an enriched frieze and a dentil cornice. Historical illustrations show that these columns were originally based on a low wall, which has since been replaced by wooden pedestals. An engraving by Suckling depicts a three-light sash bay window over the porch, in front of a square projection marked "Harvey's Academy," which was later moved to Castle House on Holton Road.

Number 1 has four casement windows with cast iron hexagonal small panes and 'Tudor' drip moulds above. Suckling noted in 1848 that the windows were originally sashes, but the current windows likely date from around 1850-1860. Number 2 features mullion transom windows and a three-light mullion casement on the street front, with at least one mullion transom window at the back. Number 1 has a moulded and stop-chamfered door frame with a reproduction Tudor door, probably from the mid-19th century.

Inside, both houses have heavily moulded oak beamed and joisted ceilings, with an oak staircase featuring heavy turned balusters and newels. Number 2 retains the original spiral staircase. Suckling illustrated an elaborate mantelpiece with the Bedingfield coat of arms and an ornate doorway, which he noted had been removed. The Bedingfield family occupied the house from 1547 to 1720, including notable figures such as Sir Henry Bedingfield, Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, and Sir Robert Bedingfield, Lord Mayor of London in 1707.

Numbers 1 and 2, along with Numbers 4 to 10 and Numbers 25 to 28, form a group. Additionally, Numbers 1 and 2 are grouped with Number 39 and the White Lion in the Thoroughfare.