Parnacott

Parnacott is a house that features an early 19th-century refronting of an earlier structure, likely from the 18th century. It is constructed of random rubble local stone with brick dressings and has a hipped slate roof with boxed eaves. The service wings are rendered over rubble, and there is a parallel range with a slate-hung west gable end and a 20th-century brick stack, while the east side has cob block construction.

The building has a U-shaped plan of service buildings facing north, with a block from the 1840s on the south front. The south elevation is two storeys high with three bays, featuring end pilasters and segmental-headed full-height outer bays. The central section slightly projects forward, with 12-pane sash windows, and a smaller window above a flat-roofed Doric porch that has double doors, which are flush panelled and part glazed with marginal glazing bars and concave diamond panes applied internally. The single-storey flanking bays have blind segmental-headed recesses, and the parapet on the right has been rebuilt. A 20th-century door has been inserted in the re-entrant angle to the right of the central block, and the right-hand bay was originally fronted by a greenhouse. The rear elevation features 16-and 12-pane sashes along with one 36-pane window.

Inside, there is a small entrance hall with a plaster frieze leading to a stair hall that contains a stick stair with a cut string and dado. To the left of the hall is a former dining room with a frieze of corn and flowers, an original marble chimneypiece that is now painted, and a modern grate. To the right of the hall, there is a plaster frieze with an acanthus and palmette design, a modern grate, and an early 20th-century classical style chimneypiece. The cob cottage that is incorporated into the dwelling has a collarbeam roof. According to the owners during the resurvey in December 1987, the house was built in 1818. The south elevation closely resembles that of the Old Rectory.