Stack House

Stack House is a house dating from around the mid-17th century, with remodelling occurring around 1700 and eaves raised in 1938. The building is constructed of colourwashed rendered cob on stone rubble footings, topped with an asbestos slate roof that has gabled ends. It features end stacks and an axial stack located at the front of the ridge. The house has a three-room and through passage plan, with the hall stack backing onto the passage, a lower end room likely serving as a kitchen, and a heated parlour at the higher end.

In circa 1700, a rear right projection was added for a dog-leg stair, which may have originally been gabled but was integrated under the same roof as the main range in 1938. Much of the internal joinery dates from 1700, and the rear left lean-to may have been added as a service room to the kitchen in the 18th century. The house is two storeys tall and has an asymmetrical five-window front. To the left, there is a chamfered cambered stone doorway leading into the through passage. Most windows are 20th-century casements with glazing bars, while the hall window to the right of the doorway is a late 18th or early 19th-century three-light casement with eight panes per light, and the first-floor two-light casement above may be of the same period. The ground floor window on the right is a tripartite sash with six over six panes.

Inside, the through passage plan remains intact, featuring a slated floor and two chamfered half beams, with possible concealed stops behind the wall plaster. The 20th-century grate in the hall may hide earlier features. The house contains a good set of circa 1700 two-panel doors, some with HL hinges, and a coeval six-panel door leading from the hall to the circa 1700 stair, which has a ramped handrail and turned balusters. The hall window-seat has a panelled back, and the inner room features a moulded plaster cornice. There are also remains of a granite mullioned window in the garden. The internal joinery is a particularly attractive aspect of the house.