The Deanery Bakehouse

The Deanery Bakehouse is a bakehouse dating from the early 17th century, constructed of dressed stone with an ashlar front. It features a clay plain tile roof with gableted hipped ends and some old clay crested ridge tiles, along with brick end stacks. The building has a rectangular plan, consisting of one rectangular room with a fireplace at each end, and a loft above that is accessed via an external flight of wooden stairs at the south end, which is sheltered by a canopy that extends from the main roof. The roof at the north end continues over a third bay.

The exterior is one storey with an attic and presents an almost symmetrical west front with two windows and a central doorway, along with an additional bay on the left (north) side that has a smaller doorway. The original doorway features a continuous chamfer, a flat arch, and a plank door. The windows on either side of the doorway have two-light frames, while the left-side doorway is topped with a stone lintel. The hipped roof at the south end extends as a canopy over an open timber flight of stairs, which has timber balk treads and leads to a loft doorway with a plank door. The south end wall includes what seems to be part of a re-used Medieval niche, and above this, the wall is constructed of English bond brickwork. The ground level at the north end and rear (east) is higher, with wide openings under the eaves at the rear, and a window and doorway to the left at the north end.

Inside, the bakehouse features chamfered cross-beams without stops and unchamfered joists. The large brick fireplace at the north end includes a large cambered timber bressumer and has 19th-century brick ovens inserted. The fireplace at the south end was not accessible. The roof structure consists of collar trusses, through side purlins, and broad common-rafter couples without a ridgepiece. Trimmers at the front suggest that dormers were once added but have since been removed. A survey from 1649 mentions "the Dean's bakehouse," and the northwest corner of the bakehouse is believed to incorporate Medieval fabric from the Dorter of the Benedictine monastery.