The Old House

The Old House is a house, likely originally two dwellings, dating from the early 17th century, with extensions added in the 19th and 20th centuries. It is constructed of painted rubble and brick, with a double Roman tile roof and brick stacks. The house has two storeys and six windows. The ground floor has a window, a door, a window, another door, and two windows. The left-hand (east) window is original 17th-century, featuring ovolo-moulded mullions; the remaining ground-floor windows are 2- and 3-light casements from the 19th century. The doors are late 19th-century, with glazed panels. The first floor was raised using brickwork and contains three windows. Gable chimneys are present, and there is one off-centre right. A small 20th-century extension is situated to the east, along with other outbuildings. Internally, the house features very large, deep chamfered beams, some of which have run-out stops. A large inglenook fireplace is located on the east side, with a massive hollowed bressummer. A smaller inglenook fireplace at the west end has stopped chamfers. An adjacent winder staircase leads to a bedroom doorway with a depressed Tudor arch doorframe and chamfered jambs.