Summer Tree House And Attached Outbuilding

Summer Tree House and the attached outbuilding are located in Worton and date back to 1729, built for Michael Smith. The house is constructed of coursed rubble, while the outbuilding is made of rubble as well, both featuring stone slate roofs. The house has two storeys and includes three first-floor windows and a rear out-shut. Notable architectural features include quoins and a central four-panel door set in an ashlar quoined surround, which has ogee moulding on the chamfer. The lintel above the door has a triangular soffit and decorative motifs on the spandrels, along with an inscription reading "M:S.1729" accompanied by additional decorative motifs. Above the lintel, there is a square plaque with a scar indicating that something has been removed. The house also features three-light chamfered windows with architraves and flat-faced mullions, except for the single-light window above the door. Corniced end stacks are present as well. The outbuilding to the right has board doors on both the ground and first floors, with stone steps leading up to the first floor. On the left side of the house, there are two single-light windows in architraves; the ground floor window has a stone panel crudely inscribed with "MICHAEL SMITH MECHANICK BUT HE THAT BUILT ALL THINGS IS GOD Heb.3," while the first-floor window features a keystone.