Durland House

Durland House is a house that has been converted into a retirement home. It dates back to the 16th century, with later encasements and a second storey added in the late 17th century. The ground floor was altered in the early 19th century. The building features red Flemish bond brick with black headers, a tile-hung rear, brick lateral stacks, and a tiled hipped valley roof. The layout is T-shaped, consisting of a two-room plan with a rear service range.

The exterior is two storeys high with a cellar and has a four-window range. It is double fronted with a plinth, plat bands at the ground and first floors, and an eaves cornice. The largely 19th-century ground floor includes a round-arched doorway set in a recess, featuring channelled imposts, a radial fanlight, and a well-crafted six-panel door. Flanking the doorway are tripartite windows with six-over-six and two-over-two pane sashes. The first floor has rubbed brick flat arches with stepped keystones above horned two-over-two pane sashes in exposed flush frames. The ends of the building have parapets with curved front ends, plat bands, and a one-window range; the south end features a blind second-floor window. The rear is tile-hung and includes a short southeast lean-to and an external stack, with a split roof and a stuccoed two-storey 16th-century range.

Inside, a central through passage contains a front dogleg stair with column newels and stick balusters, as well as an elliptical arch. The rear range has a large fireplace and chamfered stopped lateral and axial beams, along with a rear left-hand winder service stair. The first floor features lateral beams pegged to jowl posts with mortice holes in both the front and rear ranges. There are two-panel doors, cupboards with HL-hinges, and a stone winder stair leading to the cellar.