The Old House

The Old House is a house with a core dating back to the 16th century, significantly remodelled in the early 18th century, with later 18th and 19th century additions to the right and a later 19th/early 20th century extension set back to the left. The original timber frame is visible, with the front of the house clad in red and blue brick, topped by a hipped slate roof with deep eaves. The right-hand return front has brown brick, while the left has brick and tile hanging. The main facade is three stories high, featuring a large corbelled stack at the left end and multiple square stacks towards the right. It has a plinth and plat bands above the ground and first floors, with the first floor unusually tall. The ten bays contain large, 12-pane, early 18th century sash windows with gauged brick heads on the second floor; the left-hand window is now blocked. The first floor has nine tall, 8-pane sashes under gauged brick heads, with a smaller 6-pane window to the right. The ground floor also has nine matching sash windows, with four to the right and five to the left of the main door. A partially blocked window is located immediately to the right of the front door. A panelled door, topped with a fanlight and set within a round-arched, keystoned surround, provides entry. A wing projects at a right angle to the rear, and another is set back to the left, creating a T-shaped plan. The wing set back to the left has a tile-hung gable with a ridge stack, a 2-light casement window under a drip course, and a "Venetian" window below. The right-hand return front contains five bays of 18th century brickwork, with a tripartite ground floor sash window to the left, a half-glazed door beneath a fanlight, and a Doric portico. Two later 18th century glazing bar sash windows are present to the right, with a "Venetian" window beneath. An angle bay is incorporated into the rear facade.