Larkbeare House

Larkbeare House is a house built in the early 18th century, with the owner suggesting a date around 1750. It was modernised in the early 19th century. The house is constructed of Flemish bond brick, with a whitewashed front and back, brick stacks, and chimney shafts, topped by a slate roof. The layout features a double depth plan, facing south, with a large central entrance hall and rear staircase. There are front and back rooms on either side of the hall; the front rooms serve as the principal living areas, while the rear rooms are for service. All rooms are heated by gable-end stacks. The house has two storeys, with attics and a cellar beneath the west end.

The exterior presents a symmetrical arrangement of windows, with a 2:3:2 configuration of early 19th and 20th-century replacement 12-pane sashes, framed by timber architraves. The central three-window section slightly projects forward, and brick quoins are present at the corners, with similar quoins at each end. The central doorway features a 20th-century door, but the overlight and doorcase are early 19th century. A flat band projects at the eaves level, above which is a plain parapet. The three gabled dormers contain 20th-century horned 6-pane sashes, and the main roof is gable-ended.

The rear elevation has an irregular four-window front, showcasing a variety of windows, including several early 18th-century flat-faced mullion-and-transom windows, most of which have rectangular panes of leaded glass. Notably, the stair window is very large, and alongside it is an early 18th-century 12-pane sash with flat glazing bars.

Inside, the house reflects the early 19th-century modernisation, with most joinery and details dating from that period. However, the open well staircase is an early 18th-century feature, characterized by a closed string, square newel posts, a moulded flat handrail, and turned balusters. Although the owner suggests a construction date of 1750, the original details appear to be earlier.