Morton Grange

Morton Grange is a manor house, originally dating from the 15th century. The north end was rebuilt in 1594, as evidenced by a datestone above the rear door; further alterations and extensions occurred in the 17th and 19th centuries, with a dairy added in the early 17th century. The house is rendered with a roof of modern tiles, pantiles and double Roman tiles.

The main, or front (formerly the rear, west) elevation shows two storeys to the north, with a single storey and attic wing projecting to the west. A single four-light casement window with moulded mullions and a drip mould is on the first floor, while below it are a three-light mullion and transom casement and late 17th-century cross windows, most with leaded lights. An octagonal stair tower, with an embattled parapet, features two-light casements with ovolo-moulded mullions under drip moulds. To the south is a single-storey and attic hall wing, with a modern dormer. Inside this wing are three raised cruck trusses, stop-chamfered and smoke blackened. Other windows include a four-light mullion and transom casement under a drip mould, and a large glazing bar sash. A panelled door with strap hinges and ovolo-moulded frame is positioned to the right of the stair tower, bearing the initials TP (Thomas Patch) on its lintel. A studded plank door leads to the parlour.

The rear (east) elevation has two storeys and attics, arranged in two gables to the north end. It features a mix of three-, four- and five-light casements, most with leaded lights and moulded mullions and transoms, under drip moulds. A modern projecting porch obscures the original front door, which would have had an ovolo-moulded frame and a date on its lintel.

The interior retains its original plan as an open hall house, with a passage located within the hall (at the south end). A rebuilt pantry, buttery and kitchen are at the north end. The hall features a studded door with an ovolo frame and an axial beam with step stops. The parlour is panelled, with a moulded stone surround to the fireplace containing a depressed four-centred arch and shields with the initials TP in the spandrels. The kitchen has chamfered beams; the plain lintel to the fireplace is topped with a scroll and ovolo moulded mantelshelf. A dairy is accessed via an ovolo-moulded doorframe. The first-floor kitchen chamber has a fireplace with a scroll and hollow moulded stone surround with a four-centred arch, shields with the initials TP in the spandrels, and five linked circular panels above the fireplace - the central one displaying painted arms, while the others have floral designs. Scroll-moulded beams and remains of decorative plasterwork are also present on the ceiling.