The Crown House

The Crown House is a house dating from the early 17th century. It is constructed of limestone rubble and timber framing with herringbone brick infill, topped with a plain tile roof and brick stacks. The building is arranged in a U-plan and has two storeys. The front features projecting wings with stone gables and flat-arched openings, which enclose a small entrance court that includes a small stone outshut to the left. The first-floor walls are timber framed and contain remnants of a wood-mullioned window above the door. The fenestration is irregular, featuring 18th-century twenty-pane sashes, horizontal sliding sashes, and casements. The end gable walls are made of stone, while the rear wall is timber framed at the first floor, with large panels and some curved braces. There are two large stone stacks, one of which has three diagonal brick shafts.

Inside, the house is largely intact, with open fireplaces (one featuring a three-centred stone arch), framed partitions, and two winder stairs leading to the loft (one of which is partly removed). The roof structure includes heavy rafters supported by a single row of clasped purlins and lower windbraces. The wings may be slightly later than the main range. Attached to the right is a three-bay stable or barn, likely from the 18th century. The house is said to have been built in 1610 for Luke Taylor, an estate factor, and it served as The Crown public house until the mid-20th century.