Stock Gaylard House

Stock Gaylard House is a country house located in Lydlinch, with its eastern parts dating from the early 18th century, specifically around 1712 according to oral tradition. The house was remodeled and extended westwards in the late 18th century, likely for John Berkeley Burland, with further additions made in the 19th century. The structure features rubble walls, mostly rendered, and has mainly hipped stone slate roofs along with some slate roofing. Brick stacks are present as well.

The east facade is symmetrical, comprising two storeys and an attic, with a slightly projecting pedimented central pavilion. It is adorned with sash windows that have moulded stone architraves; all but the three upper floor center windows, which have plate glass dated 1867, feature glazing bars. A central glazed door is flanked by stone pilasters that support a dentilled pediment. At the rear, there is a late 18th-century kitchen range, which may have once been detached, featuring mullioned and transomed windows with leaded lights.

Inside, some rooms showcase late 18th-century plasterwork friezes. The hall includes a fireplace with mutules below the mantelshelf, adorned with swags and a portrait medallion of John Berkeley Burland above. The drawing room has a raised ceiling and a wooden fireplace decorated with wreathed musical instruments. The dining room features a recess flanked by Ionic columns, along with various late 18th-century doorways and fireplaces. The late 18th-century staircase has open strings, scrolled spandrels, newel posts designed as Doric columns, and moulded, ramped handrails. The landing opens to overlook the stair and is flanked by two Ionic columns.