Ryelands

Ryelands is a farmhouse built in the early 19th century and enlarged in the late 19th century. It features Flemish bond brickwork with traces of yellowish paint and has a slate roof. The building is two bays wide, three rooms deep, and has two storeys with attics at the rear.

The front facing the drive has two ground floor windows, which are 2-light mullion and transom windows with marginal lights on each side. The glazing bars are angled inward to form an irregular pentagon shape at the top of each half. A flat, rubbed brick arch is above these windows. Louvred shutters were added in the mid to late 20th century but follow the same pattern as the original shutters, with the original catches still visible on the wall. The first-floor windows are similar to those on the ground floor but are shorter and did not originally have shutters. The eaves have a parapet with stone coping, and mid-20th century pineapples are present at the ends. The gables also have parapets, and there are brick chimneys on the ridge at each end.

On the right side, there is a fireplace projection that rises through both floors, reaching the gable at eaves level, with flues continuing within the building as originally designed. To the right of this projection is a half-glazed front door, accessed by a stone step, with glazing matching the front windows and a flush panel below. The fanlight, door surround, and pediment were added in the mid to late 20th century, replacing a reportedly late 19th-century porch. There are two single-light windows to the right, and the first floor has two single windows above the front door.

A single-storey range on the right forms an 'L' shape around the back courtyard, constructed of stone, brick, and timber framing, with a former coach house at one end. Inside, the entrance hall features six-panel doors, and the staircase spirals around an open well. Originally, the house had a two-room deep front with a single-storey rear wing, which was raised by one storey and had attics added in the late 19th century, with the roof oriented at right angles to the front.