Lime Tree House

Lime Tree House is a house with origins dating back to around 1250, with significant remodelling around 1300 and a cross-wing added to the left around 1360. The front of the house was altered in the 17th century, with further changes made in the early 19th century. The building features a painted brick plinth and roughcast, likely over timber-framing, topped with an old plain-tile roof and a brick end stack on the right. It is two stories high with a three-window range. The central entrance has a six-panel door framed by a wood reeded surround and is sheltered by an open wood-trellis porch. To the right on the ground floor are two 12-pane unhorned sash windows, also with wood reeded surrounds and cornices, while to the left is a single 12-pane unhorned sash window with a similar surround. The first floor has three 3-light wood casements with wood cornices, and the roof features three cross-gables with lead flats in the valleys.

Inside, there are extensive remains in the loft of a mid-13th century aisled hall, complete with passing braces and a reconstructed base cruck and crown-post roof from around 1300. The left cross-wing has a crown-post roof and a 17th-century wooden dovecote. An arch-braced collar-truss is visible in the main bedroom. Historically, the house was home to Walter de Catewy, also known as Walter de Harwell, who served as Sergeant-at-arms to Edward III from 1341 to 1361, and his son Thomas, who was a Member of Parliament for Berkshire. The property was seized by William of Wykeham in 1370 and became part of the estates of the Bishopric of Winchester from 1392.