The Old House

The Old House is a detached house dating from the early 17th century, with a substantial enlargement in the late 17th century and alterations around 1880. It is constructed of random rubble limestone with ashlar chimneys and a stone slate roof. The house has a two-storey main range with an attic, and a single-storey rear range with an attic which, together, form an L-shaped layout.

The north front features two full gables characteristic of the late 17th-century range; each gable has a single window below, with additional windows positioned off-centre. The windows are generally ovolo-moulded mullioned casements, incorporating 4, 3, and 2-light arrangements, with two 2-light windows in each gable and hoodmoulds above. The east end has a projecting chimney with paired diagonal shafts and a moulded cap. On the west side, the upper floors of the late 17th-century range have single windows, each reduced by one light. An earlier range to the left is distinguished by a full parapet gable containing a 3-light recessed chamfered attic casement with a hoodmould. A flat-roofed, canted bay window from the early 20th century sits below, flanked by buttresses and incorporating mullioned casements. Two other casements, a 2-light in what was formerly a door position and a 3-light recessed cavetto mullioned casement, are situated alongside. A late 19th-century eaves-mounted dormer with a small-pane casement is also present. The large central chimney stack has paired shafts. The south end has a parapet-gabled end with a 19th-century chimney positioned off-centre, a 2-light recessed cavetto mullioned upper-floor casement with a hoodmould, and a small blocked opening above. A projecting stone rainwater chute sits to the right. An early to mid-18th-century addition on the right side features a 2-light ground-floor casement and a 3-light upper-floor casement, both chamfered mullioned, with a raking buttress to the right.

Inside, a contemporary dog-leg staircase is found in the front range, featuring turned balusters. A stone fireplace on the upper floor has moulded architraves and a cornice mantelshelf. The interior also exhibits point chamfer stops to the beams. Some original door frames remain. The roof structure shows extended collar construction. A very large chimney stack exists within the earlier range, and may incorporate a spiral stair. The house was once the main farmhouse in this part of Burleigh and is now part of a developing area.