The Red House

The Red House is a house built around 1830-1840, constructed from red brick with ashlar dressings. It features a low-pitched slate roof with coped gables and end stacks. The building is two storeys high and has a four-window range of 12-pane sash windows, each with flush keystones. The entrance door is located in the second bay from the left and is set within a large 20th-century porch that has applied half columns. The house has flush quoins and a raised band, while the south end wall is painted brick. A two-storey parallel rear range has been added, which includes a crenellated parapet and casement windows. Inside, the ground and first-floor rooms to the right display simple Regency-style details, with alcoves on either side of the fireplace. The upper room retains its original fireplace. It is traditionally believed that the house was built for or used by engineers working on the Great Western Railway.