Dart Bridge Manor

Dart Bridge Manor is a farmhouse, now operating as a guest house. It likely dates to the 16th century or earlier, with significant alterations in the early 19th century and extensive renovations in the late 20th century. The rear elevation is constructed of local grey limestone rubble, stuccoed and blocked out, while the front features a slate roof with sprocketed eaves, half-hipped at the right end and gabled at the left end. End and rear lateral stacks have rendered shafts and moulded cornices. Originally designed with a 3-room and through-passage plan, the lower end is to the right. A 19th-century staircase was added within the passage, and a partition between two rooms on the left was removed. First-floor partitions were altered, and the roof was replaced in the late 20th century. Moulded arches on the front wall, previously hidden behind render, are likely from the 16th century or earlier.

The asymmetrical 4-window front has a plank and cover strip front door located to the right of centre. To the left of the door are two arches in the masonry, originally concealed, above later windows. One arch is moulded volcanic trap, the other, possibly the remains of a doorway, is chamfered. Three ground-floor windows are to the left of the door, and a blocked doorway and a blocked window are evident to the right of the door, indicating the former location of a cross passage. The first floor features three 17th-century two-light mullioned windows, two to the left retaining their original diamond-leaded panes. A 2-light stair window with geometric leaded panes is also present. Four hipped roof dormers contain 20th-century casements.

Facing the garden, the rear elevation retains a more 19th-century appearance. The left end shows a 3-bay arrangement with a somewhat altered flat-roofed porch featuring Chinese Chippendale panels and two ground-floor and three first-floor casements with glazing bars. To the right is a 20th-century service door to the kitchen and one first-floor casement, along with four flat-roofed 20th-century dormer windows.

The interior has been substantially altered with new timber and partitions. Axial ceiling beams flanking the cross passage display step nick and step stops. A 19th-century stick baluster stair is present, alongside some 19th-century joinery. Roof timbers are reported to have been replaced in the late 19th century; one principal rafter visible upstairs appears to be from the 17th or 18th century.