The Stricklands

The Stricklands is an early 17th-century house, originally a timber-frame building. The front was remodelled in the late 18th century, a rear wing was added in the early 19th century, and the returns to the front wing were later bricked. The house is now a residential home for the elderly. The north facade, which faces the road, is two storeys high and has a three-window arrangement. It sits deep behind return walls and a prominent eaves line. The central front door is an 8-panelled design, now with stained glass in the lower four panels, set within an eared doorcase featuring a geometric frieze and repeating pendant arches above. There is an 8/8 sash window to the right and left of the door. A secondary 19th-century four-panelled door with an overlight is positioned to the extreme right. The first floor has three 6/6 sash windows. The roof is gabled and incorporates a dormer window with a 3/3 sash and glazed cheeks. 19th-century gable-end stacks are located to the east and west. The south-east return is built of 19th-century gault brick. The rear block, also of gault brick, is two storeys high and arranged in three bays, with pilaster strips defining each bay. This block is not bonded into the original front block. A central glazed door is flanked by tall 6/8 sash windows on the ground floor, and three 6/6 sashes light the first floor. The rear roof is hipped, with three rendered stacks in the valley between the blocks. The interior of the original north block features a close-studded timber frame with chamfered cruciform bridging beams. Brick infill is situated between the principal studs. A closed string staircase from the 19th century is present.