Church House

Church House is a former rectory dating to the late 18th century, built for the Reverend T. Pollock, who served as rector from 1763 to 1801. The house is constructed of ashlar with stone slate roofs. It comprises a formal three-storey, three-window central block on a square plan, connected to lower, single-storey wings by low pavilions in a loosely symmetrical arrangement. The central house has hipped valley roofs, end stacks, a raised plinth, a band, a moulded cornice, and a parapet. It features twelve-pane sashes on the main floors, with nine panes above. The entrance has a broad, arched doorway with a radiating bar fanlight above a tripartite opening framed by Roman Doric columns, flanked by six-panel doors and sidelights, with pilaster responds. The rear elevation is similar, but with a plain central door and large canted bays on each side. To either side of the central block are two-window wings, also in ashlar with parapets, containing twelve-pane sashes; those on the left are larger, and there is a door to the right, probably the site of a former conservatory. The slate roof extends over these wings. The end pavilions have hipped gables and ashlar fronts; the west pavilion is part of a coach house range, with a hipped roof extending north, while the east pavilion was added for symmetry and has a single-room depth with a gabled north elevation. Both pavilions have a six-pane upper light, the west pavilion has a blank lower window, and the east pavilion has a door and two twelve-pane sashes of differing sizes.