Olly Dale

Olly Dale is a house with origins dating back to the 15th century, which underwent remodelling in the late 17th century and was renovated in the 1970s. The building is timber framed and rendered, topped with a thatched roof. It consists of two cells and is 1½ storeys high. The windows are mid-20th century small-paned casements, and there is a mid-20th century lean-to on the south side that features a boarded entrance door. Inside, there is an internal stack with a small red brick shaft.

The rear (north) cell contains a fragmentary end wall of a former open hall, which includes half of a 2-centre arched doorway. The roof over this cell has a clasped purlin structure and features re-used sooted rafters. A pair of wall posts located less than 2 meters from the south gable end indicates that the house may have originally extended further; the gable end wall has widely spaced heavy studding, likely re-used. The south cell has small irregular joists that may date from the late 17th century. A notable feature of the house is the rare intact timber framed chimney, although the brickwork of the fireplace it served has been rebuilt.