2, Summersby Close

House. Probably dating from the late 15th century, with alterations in the 16th, early 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. It was subdivided in the late 20th century. The house is timber-framed with wattle and daub infill, now clad in brick in a Flemish bond pattern. The roof is covered with plain tiles. Originally an open hall house with three bays, a smoke bay and a floor were inserted later in the 16th century, followed by an inglenook fireplace in the early 17th century. The house is two stories high, with four first-floor windows; a 20th-century lean-to extends from the left side (part of No 3). A boarded wooden door is set within a timber frame, beneath a segmental brick arch; a one-light window is to the left of the door, and three-light and two-light windows are to the right, the latter small and with a segmental brick arch.

The first-floor windows, set under the eaves, include two small square lights, a two-light window breaking the eaves, and a three-light window. The top of a wall post is visible on the left side of the building. The eaves have stepped dentils. The roof is half-hipped on the left; the right-hand side is hipped with a gablet and has a rebuilt (20th century) stack. The left return (No 3) has a lean-to with a boarded door and two two-light windows; the gable of the main range is tile-hung and has two two-light windows.

The interior reveals the timber frame, with large, joweled posts, original hollow-moulded cross-beams at the trusses, and one surviving arch brace to the tie-beam of the left-hand truss (mortices are visible for the others). There is an inserted chamfered spine-beam with curved tep stops supporting chamfered joists. The roof was not inspected, but a report notes it has queen-post roof trusses, clasped purlins, curved wind braces, and sooted rafters.

In the early to mid-19th century, this range was converted into a service wing when a large addition was made. That addition is now a separate dwelling, 1, Summers Road.