Shuckburgh House

Shuckburgh House is a house likely dating to the late 17th and mid-18th centuries. It has a distinctive chequered brick facade and squared coursed lias stonework, with gables covered by a slate roof. Originally designed with a two-unit plan, it is two storeys high with an attic. The front features a range of sash windows with glazing bars on the first floor, set beneath gauged brick arches with keyblocks. The ground floor has French doors. Ashlar parapets cap the gables. Four 20th-century dormers have been added, and there are brick and stone stacks at the ends of the building. First-floor windows have shutters. A 20th-century porch is located on the left side. A parallel rear wing, probably dating to the late 17th century, is constructed of squared coursed lias with a 20th-century tiled roof and casement windows, some of which have wooden lintels. The interior includes chamfered beams, collar roof trusses, and a section of panelling that has been reset from another location. Local tradition suggests the rear wing may be a fragment of the original Shuckburgh House, where Oliver Cromwell is reputed to have stayed before the Battle of Naseby.