The Old House

The Old House is a manor house, likely dating from the late 14th century, with additions from the 16th, 17th, and 20th centuries. It is constructed of regular coursed ironstone with a Collyweston slate roof. Originally designed with an open hall plan, the building now has a T-shaped layout. The two storeys and attic are punctuated by a three-window front featuring 2-, 3- and 4-light stone mullion windows with leaded lights. A central 20th-century door is set within a moulded stone surround. A gabled cross wing projects to the right, and a large three-stage buttress sits to the left of centre. Ashlar gable parapets are topped with kneelers, a finial, and a stone stack at the ridge. The two bays on the left side represent the remains of the original medieval hall. The elevation to the right displays a two-window range of stone mullion windows separated by a large buttress. The rear elevation includes a gabled cross wing on the left, featuring a 14th-century two-light window with Y-tracery on the first floor, likely originally part of the medieval solar. A central gabled staircase projection is probably from the 16th century, while a similar gable on the far right dates to the early 20th century. Single-storey 20th-century extensions have been added to the left.

Inside, the entrance hall follows the line of a former screens passage and contains two 14th-century arch-head openings in the wall to the right. The room to the left of the entrance was originally the hall; it is now subdivided and features an open fireplace with a bressumer, likely inserted in the 16th century. A room to the right of the entrance has an open fireplace with a bressumer and a 17th-century fireplace with a four-centred head. A room to the rear right of the entrance also includes an open fireplace with a bressumer. A stone spiral staircase provides access from the ground floor to the first floor, while a wooden spiral staircase leads to the attic. A first-floor room to the rear right has a 17th-century fireplace with a four-centred head.