Falkland House

Falkland House is a complex building in Painswick, Gloucestershire, dating from the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. It originally served as the New Inn, was later divided into three houses, and is now a single property within a row, set at a slight angle to the street. The construction is of coursed dressed square limestone, with some rough rendering, and the roofs are covered in stone slate.

The building comprises three distinct units. The 17th-century cottage, to the left, has three 20th-century windows at ground floor, the central one possibly replacing a door. Above, a 3-light chamfered mullion casement window with run-out stops is beneath a 2-light mullioned casement window in the gable, which also holds a small stack. The return wall to the left has a recessed 20th-century door flanked by single windows with recessed chamfer, and retains part of a stopped hood. A grilled basement opening is to the right.

The central block shows an 18th-century facade on an earlier structure, featuring two storeys and three windows. The ground floor has two wide sash windows with margin bars, surrounded by a plat band. The first floor has three 12-pane sashes with a plat band and key stone. There is no existing doorway, which was likely positioned on the right side originally.

The third unit, dating from the 19th century, is exceptionally tall, with two storeys and an attic. At ground floor, there are two 3-light recessed chamfered mullion casement windows with stopped hoods. The window to the right is cut short by a porch belonging to the adjoining property, and the window to the left features part of a 20th-century glazed door within a chamfered surround, sheltered by a heavy flat canopy with a moulded edge supported by stone brackets. The first floor has three tall 18-pane sashes and a plat band with a keystone. Above are two flush gables, each with a 12-pane sash. Gable stacks are present on the mid and top block, and a back wing extends from the centre unit.

A steep flight of steps leads down to the cellars of the former inn, which include two segmental barrel-vaulted cellars parallel to the street, alongside a stone staircase with stick balusters, and a large 19th-century stone fireplace. The cottage retains a 17th-century roof structure and a spiral stair. The schoolroom features a coved ceiling. The area in front of the top unit is enclosed by a paved kerb, formerly railed.