Pelynt House

Pelynt House is a rectory that has been converted into a private house, built in 1841 by George Wightwick for Reverend J.B. Kitson. The building is constructed of stuccoed stone rubble and features a slate roof with gable ends on the garden front, as well as on an offset parallel range at the rear, which includes a gabled rear cross wing. There are rendered brick chimney stacks on the gable ends, with a notable stack on the left-hand gable end of the garden front that is corbelled above the ground floor.

The house has a double depth plan, with a rear wing that contains the kitchen range and is further extended by outshuts that house a dairy and other service rooms. Designed in the Tudor style, Pelynt House is two storeys high and has a regular three-window arrangement on the garden front. The ground floor features a canted bay window to the left and a double sash window to the right, both beneath hoodmoulds. On the first floor, there are three half-dormers with raking roofs, which contain two double sash windows and a central single sash window.

The entrance front consists of the right-hand gable end of the garden range and the rear gabled cross wing, with the entrance located in the angle between them. A stuccoed porch with a four-centred arched opening leads to a panelled door. To the left of the porch, there is a double six-pane sash window in the gabled end of the garden range, and a similar window is located to the right of the porch in the cross wing. The first floor of the cross wing features two double sash windows in half-dormers with raking roofs.

At the rear, there is a gabled two-storey porch near the centre, which also has a four-centred arch and a panelled door. Above this porch, there is a four-pane sash window with a hoodmould.

The interior of Pelynt House remains largely intact, showcasing the original staircase, panelling, and doorcases. Additionally, it is noted that the nearby school and schoolhouse, built around 1842 by George Wightwick, are also of architectural interest.