Cookes House

Cookes House, originally known as Halls Place, is a house that may have been built around 1588 by Margaret Hall and Richard Cook, who married in the late 16th century. The date 1588 is inscribed on the west front near the ground. The original structure was L-shaped, featuring two storeys and an attic in the gable end, with three windows facing west. It is constructed of stone rubble with red brick quoins and dripstones, one of which is made of stone. The windows are casement style with stone mullions, and the roof is covered with Horsham slabs.

The porch, which is not centrally located, was likely added by Allan Cooke in 1610, as it bears his initials and the date. It also displays the date 1656 and the initials N.C. (Nicholas Cooke). The porch features a shaped gable with ball finials and a 4-centred stone archway with a projecting stone cornice on brackets, along with the aforementioned dates inscribed in the frieze. The inner doorway has a 4-centred arch made of brick with a brick dripstone. The north gable end includes an attic window and the date 1663, also with Nicholas Cooke's initials.

On the east side, the original L-wing that contains the kitchen has a tall stone chimney stack with four brick shafts, and to the north, there is a small tall gabled projection that houses the staircase. A modern wing has been added parallel to these, designed in a matching style with two gables. Inside, the parlour in the south-west corner features early 17th-century panelling and a fine contemporary plaster frieze adorned with festoons of fruit and flowers. There are also 16th-century brick fireplaces, and the staircase is built around a hollow square, which is enclosed to form cupboards.