Perry House

Perry House, formerly known as The Vicarage, is an early to mid-18th century house with a mid to late 19th century addition. It is built of rendered stone rubble with a deep hipped slate roof, featuring 19th-century crested ridge tiles with cross finials at each end. Brick stacks are present at each end and on the side of the Victorian addition.

The original house is of double depth, arranged over two rooms with a central through-passage. A staircase is located halfway along the right-hand side of the passage, with a small pantry and former kitchen positioned behind. A larger kitchen and service rooms were added to the right-hand end in the mid to late 19th century, set back slightly.

The front of the house presents a symmetrical three-window facade with paired late 19th-century 6-pane sashes, and a single window above centre. A central porch has a flat hood supported by fluted Corinthian columns with a moulded cornice, sheltering a 19th-century 4-panel door. Original modillion eaves cornices and rusticated plaster quoins are also visible. The 19th-century addition to the right has a late 19th-century 2-pane sash window. The rear elevation is symmetrical with original paired 12-pane sashes and a tall, small-pane stair window.

The interior retains much original, high-quality joinery. The left-hand front room has complete fielded panelling with a chair rail, panelled shutters, and a contemporary chimneypiece. The room behind it also features similar shutters and a chair rail. An original open-well staircase remains, with a cut string, turned balusters, a newel, and a ramped handrail. Fielded panelling is located underneath the staircase, and the landing above has a cornice with a key motif. The first floor features fielded panel window seats and shutters, and 6-panel doors are throughout the house.

This is an unusual example of an 18th-century house with a fairly complete interior and unaltered plan form.