Darsham House

Darsham House is a house dated 'IBK 1679' on the left-hand gable end, now found in a first-floor bedroom, although this is a modern copy of the original datestone on the facade. The rear range dates to around 1730, while the service wing to the south was added around 1750. An early 20th-century two-bay extension was added to the north. The original house is constructed of red brick with glazed pantiles, featuring a moulded brick band at both the first floor and eaves level, along with a flat parapet. It stands two storeys high with an attic and has an eight-window range, with sashes that include glazing bars in flush frames and flat brick arches.

The mid to late 19th-century porch is made of rusticated white brick and stucco, featuring a central section with engaged Tuscan columns and twin pilasters, with sash windows on either side. It has a frieze, a dentil cornice with a pediment over the doorway, and a flat parapet. The entrance includes a six-panel fielded door and a narrow rectangular fanlight. There are four dormers on the roof, two with triangular pediments and two with segmental pediments. The original Dutch gable is located on the right-hand side.

The early 20th-century two-bay extension on the left matches the original style and includes a ground floor canted bay and two Dutch end gables. The rear range runs parallel to the original house and is built of dark purple brick with red brick dressings, including first and second-floor brick bands, and has a slated roof. This section is three storeys tall with a six-window range, featuring original sashes with heavy glazing bars in flush frames and segmental arches.

The service wing, set back from the main facade, is made of red brick and has two storeys with a flat parapet, consisting of nine bays with casement windows and various blank panels, along with two doorways that have six-panel doors. Inside, many rooms feature 18th-century panelling and early 19th-century six-panel fielded doors. One bedroom has a dentil cornice, and there is a good early 18th-century staircase with turned balusters and enriched square newel posts, as well as some fine 19th-century cast iron fireplaces.