Grevel'S House

Grevel’s House is a complex building dating back to the 14th century, with significant alterations in the 16th and 19th centuries. It is believed to have originated as a medieval barn, possibly converted into a dwelling in the late 16th century when the "Grevil bay" was added. The building is constructed of rubble Cotswold stone with a Cotswold stone roof. It features three large corniced chimney stacks and two large gables, one with an exceptionally fine two-storey Perpendicular bay window containing six lights with tracery and tracery panels, surmounted by gargoyles. The other gable features an altered 16th-century bay window of one-3-one lights with transoms to the first floor, side lights, and a common label to the ground floor. A 17th-century four-light mullion window is present on the right-hand side, with a label to the first floor and a moulded arched door with flanking windows below, all under a common label – this section is thought to be from the 19th century when the Gainsborough Estate Office occupied the property. The gable to the left of centre incorporates a sundial and four- and six-light mullion windows with king mullions. A 14th-century doorway with a moulded arch and rounded label is apparent to the right of the left-hand bay, along with a small two-light window above. A wide coachway in a similar style to the left of the right-hand bay leads to a Tudor arched doorway.

The interior plan is largely 16th century, with seven main rooms. A cross passage is located to the left of the hall, which has a Tudor fireplace, and a parlour to the right of the hall, featuring a tiercon-vaulted bay window and a late medieval fireplace with a corbelled cornice. A pointed door may have previously provided access to the staircase from this chamber. The solar, now a library, also has a good fireplace, although the bay window is not vaulted. In approximately 1817, a new staircase was installed. The roof retains stout, short wind braces to the lower purlin and shows smoke blackening above the hall, indicating that the hall was originally a domestic space. A two-storey extension to the rear of the right-hand bay connects to a former kitchen, which may have originally been a detached building.