Latchford House

Latchford House is a manor house that has been converted into a residential property. It dates from the 16th century, with additions from the early 17th century and early 18th century. The building is constructed of limestone rubble, featuring some ashlar quoins, and includes timber framing with brick and plaster infill, topped by an old plain-tile roof.

The house consists of two linked gable-fronted ranges, along with subsidiary ranges. The 16th-century range on the left has two storeys and is timber framed at the first floor, showcasing curved bracing. It retains a small three-light oak mullioned window on the left return wall and remnants of a jetty at the rear. The rear entrance of the cross passage to the right features a four-centred wooden head with recessed spandrels. The early 17th-century range to the right has two storeys plus attics, with walls that include ashlar quoins. It has one small ovolo-moulded 17th-century casement window at the front. The irregular arrangement of windows includes early 19th-century sashes with brick dressings on the right and rear walls, as well as a blocked gabled window. Both ranges share a large central stack with three diagonal brick shafts on the ridge of the connecting roof.

The early 18th-century range, which projects to the front on the left, has one storey plus attics, while the 19th-century single-storey range to the left has undergone significant alterations. Inside, the 16th-century range features some cambered doorheads and a clasped-purlin roof with curved windbraces. There is an early 17th-century Tudor-arched moulded stone fireplace at the first floor, which is an insertion into the framing. The 17th-century wing includes some oak panelling, beams with ovolo moulding and ogee stops, heavy chamfered and stopped joists, and a large open fireplace with remnants of moulded stone sides. The connecting roof has butt purlins and may date from the 18th century. The timber-framed range may be part of the larger manor house associated with the family of Speaker Lenthall.