The Prebendal

The Prebendal is a former prebendal house, now a residence, dating from the 13th century. It was restored in 1836 by H.B. Hodgson for Charles Stone and underwent alterations in the early and mid-20th century. The building is constructed of uncoursed stone rubble and features an old plain-tile complex roof with stone chimney stacks. It has a single-ended hall house plan with later modifications.

The structure is two storeys high and consists of a four-bay range. To the right of the center, there is a two-storey gabled porch featuring a four-centred archway with a square hood. Inside the porch, there is a re-used 13th-century doorway with a pointed arch, hollow chamfer, and roll moulding, leading to a 19th-century ribbed and studded door. The left side of the building has two-light stone mullion and transom hall windows with cusp-topped lights and hood-moulds, along with a stone buttress to the left of the center. On the ground floor to the right, there is a three-light stone mullion window, and on the first floor, there are two-light stone mullion windows with hood moulds.

Inside, there is a 20th-century stone spiral staircase at the rear. The hall drawing room to the left features a 15th-century wood ceiling, which was brought from a house in Essex and has beams carved with vine trails. There is a late 15th-century French stone fireplace with a stone hood supported by figure corbels, as well as a 15th-century stone hooded fireplace in the entrance hall.

Historically, a prebend was established around 1140 by the Bishop of Lincoln, and by 1661, it was recorded as being in a ruinous state. The site was originally moated, but the moat has since been filled in.