The Chase

The Chase is a house dating from the late 15th to early 16th century, with alterations made in 1571 and later. It features a timber frame with some curved braces, brick infill, and a brick plinth. Part of the eastern cross wing was rebuilt in brick in the 20th century. The house has old tile roofs and a brick chimney located to the right of the main wing. It is designed in an H-plan, with the two central bays originally forming an open hall and two-storey cross wings. The right cross wing has a half-hipped roof. The building is two storeys high and has four bays, with the outer bays slightly projecting. The windows are irregular casements with old diamond leading and iron catches, including a notable five-light window on the first floor of the third bay, which features ovolo moulded mullions.

On the northern front, there is a door to the right of centre, set in a 20th-century hipped porch supported by timber posts, along with a 20th-century garage to the right. The southern front has a 20th-century porch positioned in the angle between the right bays and a door in the right return wall of the left bay. Inside, the hall contains a central truss with heavy curved chamfered braces supporting the tie beam. The floor was inserted in the 16th century, with the western bay featuring a stop-chamfered spine beam and joists. This bay also includes a fireplace with a stack inserted in the cross wing, featuring a fireback dated 1571. The eastern bay has a panel with a narrow timber arch in the ground floor wall leading to the cross wing, as well as an inserted winder stair, with the landing showcasing twisted balusters and polygonal finials on the newel posts. Both cross wings have first floors supported by heavy joists, with the eastern wing also featuring curved braces supporting the central tie beam.