Paxmere House

Paxmere House is a house that likely dates back to the 17th century, with additions and alterations made in the 18th century and later. It features a timber frame and brick construction, with both thatched and tiled roofs and brick stacks. The house has a three-bay lobby-entry plan, with one-bay extensions on both the left and right sides, as well as a wing added to the rear. It stands two storeys tall.

The main range of the house has a rendered entrance front and a thatched roof with two ridge stacks. On the ground floor, there are five three-light casement windows with small panes, most of which are made of wood, although the outer lights of the second window from the left are leaded. The fourth window, located opposite the main ridge stack, has replaced a door. The right-hand end bay features glazed doors that lead into a 20th-century conservatory. On the first floor, there are two two-light leaded casement windows and one four-light leaded casement window.

The rear of the main range is constructed of brick and has a ground floor that includes a three-light small-paned timber casement window, a 20th-century polygonal bay window, and a full-length sash window that has replaced a door. The first floor has four small two-light leaded casement windows. The rear wing, which has three bays and two storeys, was extended in the 20th century and is made of brick with a tiled roof featuring two pitches and a brick stack at the junction. The south side of the wing has two 20th-century polygonal bay windows on the ground floor, the left one set in an earlier wide opening, and three casement windows on the first floor, including a three-light window at eaves level and two gabled dormers. Single-storey lean-tos and a 20th-century conservatory have been added to the north side of the rear wing.

Inside, the original house retains visible timber partitions, and there is a substantial brick-lined fireplace with small recesses (now blocked) on either side and a timber lintel above, located in the room to the south of the main stack. A niche is found opposite the original entrance against the main stack, and there is a replacement stair on the far side of the stack.

Historically, Paxmere House was previously known as 'Dowses' Bargain' and was part of the manorial holdings, with the earliest documentary reference dating back to 1710. It is listed as a substantial village house that remains largely intact, with extensive early fabric still present.