Africa House Burke Lodge

Africa House, also known as Burke Lodge, is a Grade II* listed building that was originally the Crown Inn. It has a U-shaped plan and dates from the 16th or 17th century, with a refronting in the 18th century. The building is timber-framed, covered in colourwashed cement render, and features an old tile roof behind a parapet. The elevation has quoins at both ends and five canted bay windows across two storeys, two of which have porches integrated into their lower sections.

On the first floor, there are five 1:3:1 windows with 18th-century glazing bars arranged in octagonal shapes, along with a similarly glazed semicircular window above the carriage entrance. The ground floor includes three 1:3:1 windows and two Tuscan pedimented porches; the porch for Africa House features metopes and triglyphs, while the one for Burke Lodge is smaller. Between the two houses, there is a carriage entrance with a panelled door and pointed arches that have decorated spandrels. At the rear of Burke Lodge, there is a stable wing that is two storeys high, built of colourwashed brick and much restored.