Deerleaze

Deerleaze is a house dating from the 17th century that was refronted in 1816 as part of the remodelling of the Fust Estate, with the date noted on the sash frame. The building features a mix of brick and rubble, with brick additions to the left and rear, and has pantiled roofs along with a slate roof topped with brick gable stacks. The house has a through passage plan and stands two storeys high with three windows, all of which are sashes in exposed boxes with gauged brick flat splayed heads. The ground floor has stone cills, while the first floor has wooden cills. The central door is topped with a segmental hood supported by brackets. On the south side, there is a small 20th-century window at ground level and a blocked attic window with a segmental head. The rear features a two-light casement window and a small plank door, while the rear of the rubble lean-to has a plank door with strap hinges. Inside, there are plank and batten doors throughout, and a winder stair rises to the attic at the left rear of the passage. The four-bay roof includes principal rafters, collars, and plated yokes. Deerleaze is marked on a 1659 map of Hill plotted for Edward Fust, who was then Lord of the Manor.