The Red House

The Red House is a house dating back to 1654, with a significant refacing in the 18th century. It is built of stucco with limestone dressings, Lias and red sandstone rubble. It originally had a 2-unit plan with a central fireplace, but has since been extended to an L-shaped single-depth plan.

The front of the house presents a symmetrical late Georgian facade, featuring a cornice and parapet which slopes down towards the ends. A central Tuscan portico provides access to a 17th-century studded door fitted with strap hinges. There are six-panel sash windows to the front, and a late 19th-century bay window with paired sashes and a tiled roof on the left side. The sides and rear are of rubble construction, with a lower wing on the right. Rear windows have timber lintels.

Inside, the entrance lobby leads to a central dogleg staircase which is enclosed by a ribbed door to the attic. There are two-panel doors with HL hinges and panelled shutters, and a collar truss roof with butt purlins. A central fireplace, formerly open on both sides between the right-hand rooms, has been replaced with a rear lateral fireplace. The building is an unusual example of a 17th-century vernacular farmhouse given a more formal facade.