Watergate Cottage Watergate House

Watergate Cottage and Watergate House originated as the Manor House, later serving as the Rectory. The exterior largely dates to the 18th century, although it has undergone 19th-century alterations. The interior is significantly older, revealing two bays from the 16th century and a mid-17th century addition, including a fireplace made of 15th-century stone. The building is two storeys and has attics. The main part is constructed of red brick, with the south front having been re-faced in cement during the 19th century, with rusticated quoins. A gable with one window, featuring tumbled brickwork and a parapet, is located to the east. The south front has four windows on the first floor, above three windows, with segmental heads over ground-floor hung sash windows with glazing bars. Moulded surrounds feature on the attic and first-floor windows. A doorway is present with plain pilasters and a glazed door. The roof is tiled. To the east are two windows and two gables containing attic windows. The west wing, known as Watergate Cottage, has a hipped tile roof and features one small casement window, one three-light window with hung sashes and glazing bars above a small window and door. It also includes another door and a carriage door. Within the oldest part of the building, remnants of early 17th-century "antique work" mural decoration remain.