Greenway House

Greenway House is a house dating back to the 16th or early 17th century, with substantial alterations in the early 18th century and the 19th. A datestone indicates work was carried out for T. Hankins in 1776. The house is constructed with a mix of brick and stone, displaying Flemish bond brickwork on the right and centre front, English bond on the front part of the left wing, and Flemish bond at the rear. It has a tiled roof.

The house has an "H" plan, with a two-bay, one-room-deep central section, a four or five-bay left wing (all of two storeys), and a two-bay right wing (of three storeys). The front of the right wing features a stone plinth and Venetian windows on the ground and first floors, complete with stone surrounds and pillars. Above these are casement windows within a stone surround, topped by a stone eaves cornice that transitions to dentil brick eaves on the sides. A hipped roof has a central valley that discharges to the rear. An external chimney is present on the right return, and a cellar door with a datestone is located down steps at the rear.

A lean-to verandah with five iron columns, originally covered by a glass roof, extends across the front of a set-back section on the left. A tripartite window is positioned to the right of the verandah, with two-pane sashes under a cambered rubbed brick arch. The centre section contains an eight-panel front door, panelled reveals, and Roman Doric pilasters. A blind intersecting tracery to the semi-circular head of the door has been cut through by the verandah, reflecting a former gabled porch. Above are two four-pane sashes, arched over with a flat brick arch, topped by two plain brick parapet gables. A large brick chimney base with four diamond-set flues is visible to the left. A projecting gable end on the left contains a tripartite window with four-pane sashes under flat rubbed brick arches to both the ground and first floors.

The left return features a two-light mullion and transom window with an iron opening light, with a visible vertical joint in the brickwork. A similar three-light window is located to the left, alongside a two-light casement, all with cambered brick arches. Above, a mullion and transom window with leaded lights to the top section is set within a flat head, with a vertical joint in the brickwork. A four-light casement and a two-light mullion and transom window complete the façade, all with cambered brick arches. Dentil eaves run above and a chimney is situated on the ridge to the right of the vertical joint. A random rubble extension projects at right angles to the left, with a three-light casement on the right return and a gable chimney.

Inside, a door surround with eared detailing is found in the right front room, with a six-panel door, dado rail, and panelled shutters. A dogleg staircase with a moulded swept handrail on turned balusters and fretwork ends to the steps is located behind. A five-panel door leads to the rear of the entrance hall. The front left room features a dado rail and panelled shutters, along with a 1661 cast-iron fireback and a moulded plaster cornice. Two 17th-century panelled cupboards are also present. Timber-framed trusses are visible behind both left-hand gables; the left wing has two pairs of purlins and a square-set ridge, with a similar arrangement in the centre. The house was originally timber-framed, later encased in brickwork, with the left wing widened during this process. First floor ceilings in the centre and left wing front were raised at a later date. The right wing appears to have replaced a timber-framed cross wing or extension in 1776. The house was used as a school in the early 19th century and forms a group with the nearby cider house.