The Chestnuts

The Chestnuts is a mid-18th century house located on Gold Street in Clipston. It is constructed of brick and features a slate roof with a double depth plan. The building has two storeys plus an attic and a five-window range. The central entrance is a 19th-century half-glazed door, while the ground-floor windows are 19th-century sashes. The first-floor windows are 18th-century sashes with glazing bars. All window and door openings have gauged brick heads with keyblocks. The house is adorned with a moulded stone cornice, a raised brick string course, and ashlar gable parapets, with brick stacks at both ends. There are three roof dormers, and the right gables feature a round-headed staircase window with a corresponding round-headed attic window above, both with leaded lights. The rear of the house is similar, with sashes that have glazing bars and a round-headed staircase window with Gothick glazing bars. A later 18th-century projecting wing is located at the rear.

Inside, the entrance hall is panelled in 18th-century style and features a moulded cornice. The inner staircase hall boasts a fine 18th-century staircase with a turned balustrade and two quarter landings, along with panelled walls, a moulded cornice, and reeded plasterwork around the ceiling beam. The drawing room to the right of the entrance and the corresponding first-floor rooms are also fitted with 18th-century panelling and moulded cornices. The former kitchen, now used as a dining room, retains remnants of an open fireplace with a cast iron boiling ring to the right. Other ground and first-floor rooms feature moulded cornices, and the former dining room, now a kitchen, has a chamfered and stopped ceiling beam. The staircase leading to the second floor has a splat balustrade, and the roof structure is a butt purlin design.