Lockey House And Attached Railings

Lockey House is a house, formerly an inn and now returned to domestic use. It likely originated in the 17th century, with significant remodelling in 1719 (as shown by a datestone) for John Lockey, and further alterations in the early 19th century. The house is constructed of un-coursed limestone rubble, regularly coursed with quoins to the front, and has stone slate roofs with coped verges to the main range. Three hip-roofed ranges project at right angles to the rear. It is two storeys and an attic in height.

The front has five windows to the first floor, featuring 18-paned glazing bar sashes (the second and fourth from the left being horned) within moulded stone surrounds. These replaced narrower segmental-headed windows from 1719. Two similar 9-paned glazing bar sashes in moulded surrounds have replaced four segmental-headed openings on the ground floor. The central segmental-headed doorway has been altered to a moulded round-arched stone surround with a projecting keystone, leading to a panelled door with a St. Andrew's cross pattern to the bottom panel and a semicircular fanlight above. Two 19th-century flat-roofed dormers are set into the raised eaves. The left gable end features two ogee-arched pigeon nesting holes and a ledge beneath the attic window. The datestone "1719" is positioned above.

The rear has three hip-roofed ranges; each projecting range has an early 18th-century mullioned and transomed window on the first floor. A blocked segmental-headed doorway, formerly an entrance, is now infilled with a lean-to addition (constructed circa 1948). Stone stacks with red brick shafts are located at the corners of the main range, likely dating to the 18th century.

Inside, the central, narrow stone-flagged entrance hall has dado panelling. An early 18th-century dog-leg staircase rises to the rear, featuring a moulded handrail, square newels, and turned balusters affixed to a closed string. Panelled window shutters and encased, plastered ceiling beams are found in the front rooms. A small room to the left of the staircase retains a 18th-century stone mantel-shelf and a contemporary inset wall cupboard with a shell niche. There are panelled doors throughout the house. First floor rooms have exposed ceiling beams, and tie beams from an earlier roof are visible to the rear.

Attached to the front of the property are early 19th-century spear-headed iron railings on a low stone wall, with the inscription "C.HART MAKER WANTAGE". During its period as an inn (circa 1880-1926), the first floor could be converted into a single club room, used by the Langford Whitsun Club for dinner.