Maiden Newton House

Maiden Newton House is a rectory that has been converted into a private residence, dated 1842, as indicated by a stone tablet above the doorway that reads "AS (Scott) MDCCCXLII" on a stone shield with cusped framing. The building features walls made of greensand rubble and banded stone, with window frames and plinth moulding crafted from Ham stone. It has clay-tile roofs and stone gable copings with moulded kneelers. The south range has Ham stone stacks, which are coupled on the east and west elevations and feature crenellated cornices, while the north range has three 20th-century stacks, two on the ridge and one on the east gable end.

The house is designed in an L-shape, with the north-east range being two storeys high and having three windows with stone mullions that are straight-chamfered and feature pointed arches under square heads with separate labels that return. The windows are fitted with cast-iron casements that have a lozenge pattern of glazing bars. The doorway, located to the left of centre, has moulded jambs and a four-centred head, with a panelled 19th-century door that has scroll hinges. The south range is also two storeys tall, gabled at the north end, and includes a porch at the south end with a total of four bays. All windows in this range are two-light cast-iron casements with a rectilinear pattern of glazing bars lozenged at the intersections. The centre bays have buttresses with two set-offs each, leading to a staircase well. The porch, situated south of the staircase, features a pointed-arch entrance with a label that has head-stops depicting a man and a woman. The pointed-arch doorway has a wooden door that is recess-panelled throughout, and above the porch entrance is a stone tablet with a carved image of St Christopher. The south end wall has canted bays, and there is a square projecting bay at the north-west corner.

Inside, the original fittings are well-preserved and provide an interesting example of the period, including rib-panel doors, window shutters, segmental rere-arches to the windows, and fireplaces. The staircase features an octagonal newel and alternating plain wooden and twisted cast-iron balusters.