The Old Stone House

The Old Stone House is an early and late 17th-century farmhouse, now a house, situated in Hollowell Teeton. It is constructed primarily of lias ashlar and coursed lias, with a plain tiled roof. The building follows a T-plan layout. The west front, dating to the late 17th century, features a symmetrical three-window range with stone mullions, each incorporating a cross transom and moulded stone surrounds. The stonework projects forward below the windows, accentuated by moulded dripstones above the ground floor windows. A pediment adorns the central ground floor window, and ashlar quoins and gable parapets complete the facade. A rear wing, dating to the early 17th century, possesses a lobby entry with 2- and 3-light stone mullions on its north elevation and casements with wood lintels on the south side. A central brick stack is present. The interior reveals several notable features, including open fireplaces with bressumers in the ground floor rear rooms, with an east room containing a bread oven. A dogleg staircase features 17th-century turned balusters. Original 17th-century partitions above the entrances to the rooms on the west front create separate spaces, each accessed by fielded panelled doors. A ribbed panelled screen is located in the south room of the west front, topped with a moulded beam. Tradition suggests the house was once used as a courthouse. A 20th-century porch has been added to the north side.