Box House

Box House is a house built around 1810 to 1820 for the Reverend I.W.W. Horlock, who was the patron and vicar of Box. It served as the Box Vicarage until 1874 when his son, Reverend H. Horlock, retired. The house is constructed of ashlar stone and features a slate hipped valley roof with two ridge stacks on either side. It has a three-storey, double pile plan with a three-window range on each front.

The west front showcases three upper windows with nine panes each, three first-floor windows with twelve panes, and a projected ground floor that includes a mid-19th century Jacobean-style pierced parapet. The ground floor, which is either original or from the early 19th century, has two twelve-pane sash windows on each side of an open screen formed by two Ionic columns in antis, complete with a panelled frieze and rosettes above the columns. The overall design includes a moulded cornice. The main entrance features an arched flush surround with an intricate metal traceried fanlight, traceried sidelights, and a six-panel door, all framed by a panelled thin frame with roundels at the upper angles.

The east front is similar but lacks the projecting ground floor. It has two twelve-pane sash windows on each side of a central arched doorway that includes a metal traceried fanlight and sidelights, although the door itself is from the 20th century. The south side mirrors this design but omits the door and first-floor window in favor of a twelve-pane stair light at half-level. Additionally, the ground floor on the right has a projecting square bay with a twelve-pane sash window at the front and eight-pane side sashes, along with a cornice and Jacobean-style pierced parapet.

The north side features a mid-19th century two-storey addition and a further parallel single-storey range. Inside, the house boasts a fine layout with cross and axial passages, traceried fanlights at the inner ends of the front and rear halls, panelled doors, and richly plastered ceilings in the front hall and both front rooms. The rear hall has a less ornate ceiling, while the rear rooms on either side have moulded plaster cornices. A marble fireplace is located in the front hall, and there are plain staircases leading from the axial passage on each side.