Pitchcombe House

Pitchcombe House is a large country house built around 1740 for Thomas Palling. It is constructed of ashlar limestone, with rebuilt chimneys made of ashlar and artificial stone, and features a stone slate roof. The house is three stories tall and has a screen wall that connects to a service building on the east side.

The front of the house has a seven-window arrangement, with all windows being 12-pane sashes that have thick glazing bars. These windows are set in openings with keyed moulded architraves and bull-nosed sills. The central entrance features a segmental pedimented Doric doorway with an eight-panel fielded door. The facade includes plain floor level bands and moulded parapet coping. To the right, there is a single-storey screen wall with an open balustraded parapet, two 4-pane sashes with keyed moulded architraves, and a similar doorway with a carved panel inscribed 'ECL 1906'. The gabled end of the outbuilding on the right has a rebuilt moulded parapet.

The sides of the house mainly feature off-centre mullioned windows. At the rear, the floor level bands continue over two projecting chimney stacks, one of which retains its original shaft with a moulded cap. There is a central Venetian stair window with Gothick leading, and two 2-light recessed cavetto mullioned casements on each floor.

Inside, the principal room boasts fielded panelling, a dentil-enriched cornice, and moulded dado rails. Full height Ionic pilasters frame the chimney piece, which now has a 19th-century fireplace. The room also features fielded shutter panelling and matching window seats. The contemporary staircase has a painted balustrade with a moulded and ramped handrail, two turned balusters per tread, and bracketted strings. A panelled plank and muntin screen separates the former kitchen, and there is a moulded round archway in the hall with imposts.

Pitchcombe House is a complete example of its period, with a plain yet well-balanced facade. The property includes a gate screen to the south and stables and a coach house to the southeast, which contribute to its overall group value.