Summerwells House, Ten Bells House And Bemerton

Summerwells House, Ten Bells House, and Bemerton is a former large mill owner's house that has been converted into three houses. It dates from the mid-17th century, with a large addition from 1698 and a mid-19th century coach house wing. The building is constructed of random and coursed rubble limestone, mostly roughcast or smooth rendered, with ashlar and brick chimneys and a stone slate roof.

The structure is two-storey with an attic, and the 1698 addition forms an L-shape. The south front features four gables, each with generally single-window fenestration, and cross windows on the ground and upper floors under continuous hoodmoulds. The attic has 2-light chamfered mullioned casements with hoodmoulds in the gables. To the left, there is a chamfered doorway leading to Summerwells House with a 4-panel door, while a 19th-century doorway with a coped top projects forward for Ten Bells House. A tall chimney with a moulded cap is located on the right gable, and there are mixed ashlar and brick ridge-mounted chimneys. A screen wall extends to the left, linking with Summerwells, which is not of special interest.

On the east side, there are two outer gables with single-window fenestration below and cross windows to the left. The centre features three-light ovolo moulded mullioned casements with hoodmoulds, linking to a ground floor with 3+3-light and an upper floor with 2+2-light, both also ovolo moulded. The attic gables have ovolo moulded 2-light casements with hoodmoulds.

The north side shows the gable end of the return wing (the earlier house) to the left, with a long gabled range of the addition set back to the right. This long range has three gables with continuous drip moulds above the ground and upper floor 2-light chamfered mullioned casements, as well as 2-light casements in the attic gables. The central gable features a rectangular datestone that reads 'I E K / 1698'. To the right, a 19th-century stable and coach house projects forward, featuring iron casements and deep stone lintels. The interiors have not been inspected.