Eastington House

Eastington House, formerly known as Millend House, is a large detached house built probably soon after 1569. It was noted to have ten hearths in 1672. The house was acquired by Henry Hicks, a local mill owner, by 1800 and underwent significant alterations during this time, with dates in the leadwork indicating changes made between 1791 and 1806.

The exterior features roughcast facing with quoins and coped gables at the front, and some of the original structure is timber-framed, while later alterations were made in brick. The roof is slate, with mainly ashlar stacks, including a large ridge stack on the west side that has three diagonally set square flues with moulded cornices, as well as a large external stack at the rear of the east end. The house is thought to have originally been H-plan, but the rear gables may have been removed or never constructed. The central front section was filled in around 1800, adding an additional gable to the left and a linking cross piece, which was further enlarged at the end of the 19th century when many internal alterations occurred, including the insertion of a very large staircase on the north side.

The fenestration is scattered, with some surviving two- or three-light stone mullions featuring square hoodmoulds. The front and sides mainly have sashed windows from around 1800 with plain surrounds. The right-hand side and the new gable feature Venetian windows on the first floor (with the right one being blind) and small round-arched attic lights with Gothick glazing bars. The right-hand return has a two-storey bow with three long paired casements on each floor.

Inside, the house retains many original features, including chamfered and stopped beams, paired arched wind bracing in the roof of the original wings, and wide elm floorboards. The 19th-century alterations are primarily on the ground floor and include panelled arches leading to a large hall. Some wallpaper from this period may still be present in the dining room.