The Beeches Including Stable Block

The Beeches is a house with an attached stable block, formed from a 17th-century cottage and two early 18th-century houses remodelled into a single dwelling in the mid-20th century. An early 19th-century stable block and a 1987 conservatory complete the composition. The cottage is timber-framed, while the main house is red brick with plain tile and concrete tile roofs.

The south block, which fronts the street, is two storeys and has a dormer attic, presenting a five-window facade. A central door is set within a Roman Doric doorcase featuring a triglyph frieze and open segmental pediment, with glazed top panels. Unhorned sash windows with 6/6 glazing bars are set within flush frames, each protected by a gauged skewback arch. A timber cornice with modillions runs beneath a plain parapet. The roof is hipped with three flat-topped dormers, each with a 6/6 sash window. A central ridge stack is present. The rear elevation is dominated by a full-width, single-storey conservatory. The interior of the south block features two main ground-floor rooms with large-framed 18th-century fielded panelling and mid-19th-century fireplaces; the north room has a timber surround, while the south room has a marble surround. The north room contains an 18th-century two-panelled door. An early 18th-century staircase has bobbin-turned balusters, a moulded handrail, and a closed string. The first floor retains 18th-century panelling, with some behind 20th-century boarding.

The north block also presents two storeys and a dormer attic with a three-window front. A central six-panel door is set within a pilastered and pedimented doorcase. An 8/8 unhorned sash window is to the right of the door, and two windows are to the left, all in flush frames with gauged skewback arches. A further six-panel door, with glazed top panels and a reeded early 19th-century doorcase, is at the extreme right. Three sashes are on the first floor. The roof is hipped to the south, with a single flat-topped dormer containing a 3/3 sash window. A gable-end stack is located internally. The north room contains large-framed 18th-century fielded panelling and two glazed cupboards dating from circa 1830. The south room preserves fielded panelling on the west wall, while cupboards flank two inserted wall arches on the east wall.

A small timber-framed cottage, largely incorporated into the later construction, abuts at a right angle to the main blocks. The stable block runs north from the northeast corner of the house and has a hipped roof. It is two storeys high with a carriage doorway to the left of centre, below a loft door, and casement windows at intervals.