Chiltern House

Chiltern House is a house that dates from the 16th and 17th centuries, with a refronting that occurred in 1725, as indicated by the date on the rainwater head. The building is timber framed with a brick casing and features an old tile roof. There is a chimney on the right-hand side of the center with three diamond shafts on a moulded base and a plain parapet.

The house is two stories tall and has a splayed plinth. The left part of the front is symmetrical, featuring two pairs of sash windows in architrave frames with flat gauged brick arches, flanking a central upper panel above an eight-panel door. The door has two glazed panels and is set in an architrave frame with a flat moulded hood supported by cut brackets. On the right side, there is a large carriageway with a segmental arch and a small sash window above in an altered opening. The left side has one bay of sash windows and a dated rainwater head.

The rear elevation includes a low wing on the left adjoining the carriage arch, which is 16th-century timber framed with brick infill and an old tiled roof. There is a large brick stack on the gable end with battered sides and a tiled offset. A one-storey wing projects from this section, partly timber stud with brick and an old tiled roof. To the right, there is a large wing that was formerly a schoolroom, with brick below and tile hanging above, also featuring an old tile roof with a hipped end. This wing has two bays of three-light casements, with one three-light upper casement at the end and a modern glazed door below.

Inside, the smaller rear wing shows heavy timber framing with cambered tiebeams and curved windbraces. Some exposed 17th-century framing can be seen in the front block. The ground floor left room has plain 18th-century panelling and a door, with a stone fireplace surround flanked by shaped cupboards, a moulded cornice, and a panelled beam soffit. The right room features a bolection moulded wood chimneypiece and plain panelling on the lower wall.