Bicton Croft

Bicton Croft is a former rectory, later adapted for residential use, built between 1864 and 1865. The architect was Ewan Christian, and the design is in the Domestic Gothic style. The house is constructed of bargate stone rubble with red brick bands and dressings, incorporating some stone keystones. The steeply pitched roof is tiled, with ridge tiles, brick chimneystacks, and ornamental rainwater heads.

The building is asymmetrical in shape, with an entrance situated on the north-east side. It features two storeys, a basement, and an attic. The windows are generally sash windows, employing keystones and brick lintels, with some arched heads. The north-east front has twin gables and a projecting single-storey porch set at an angle; the entrance is reached via three York stone steps, with a ventilation opening leading to the cellar situated behind the door. The plank door has ornamental hinges and handle. The south-east elevation has three bays, the central one projecting and capped with a hipped gabled roof. Mullioned windows are present in the basement, while the ground floor and centre of the first floor have six-pane windows, with four-pane windows flanking the sides of the first floor. An arched window sits within the gable. The south-west or garden front has three bays, with a projecting bay window with five lights on the ground floor. Above this is a four-pane sash window, and in the gable is a two-pane arched sash. A later tile-roofed conservatory is situated to the left. The north-west or rear elevation includes a later brick extension to the left of the back door.