Shelleys Folley

Shelley's Folley is a house built in the early 18th century, with alterations made in 1899 and extensive remodeling between 1966 and 1968 by architect Raymond Erith for Lord and Lady Monk Bretton. The building is square, consisting of two storeys, an attic, and a basement above ground level. It is constructed of red brick with grey headers and features a wooden modillion eaves cornice and a hipped tiled roof.

The original section, facing north, dates from the late 17th century and has five windows, one of which is blocked. In the center, there is a small pediment with a bull's-eye window and four red brick keystones. The windows are casement style with small square leaded panes, including narrow windows flanking the doorway and a central window above. The doorway is framed by a moulded stone architrave with a broken curved pediment over a rectangular fanlight and a six-panel door, accessed by ten steps with an iron handrail.

The east front features two windows and two dormers, along with another doorway at the top of eight steps, which has pilasters, a flat hood with a cove beneath, and a six-panel door. Above this doorway is a stone cartouche of the Shelley family, adorned with a coronet and an eagle's head. There is a chimney breast located to the south of the doorway.

On the west front, there are three windows and two modillion dormers. The south front appears to have been added in the early 18th century or designed in that style, featuring five windows and three hipped dormers. The central window bay is recessed, with its ground floor partly filled in later, and has a shaped gable displaying a coronet and the initials MB, representing Lord Monk Bretton, who was created in 1884. Each of the flanking projections has a hipped roof, and the windows are sash style with wide glazing bars.

Inside, the staircase, panelling, and fireplaces date from around 1700. A top-lit staircase was inserted by Raymond Erith, who also rearranged the interior and remodeled the attic floor.