The Courthouse

The Courthouse is a former courthouse that has been converted into a house. It dates from the late 15th century and late 16th century, with early 18th century and 20th century additions. The building features limestone rubble and timber framing, topped with a stone slate roof and stone and brick stacks. It has an irregular L-plan layout, consisting of a 15th century section designed in a three-unit cross passage style. The structure is two storeys high with an attic and comprises five bays.

The doorway in the third bay from the left showcases 15th century moulded oak jambs, a four-centred arch, and a ledged door. To the right of this doorway is the wood lintel of a blocked window, along with a 12-light window featuring moulded oak mullions, a similar lintel, and leaded lights. The first floor of this section is close studded and jetties over the stone wall below, displaying two 15th century wooden windows, each with two lights and blocked traceried heads. The stone section to the left has a moulded wooden string between the first-floor windows and features two- and three-light wooden casements with wooden lintels.

At the rear, there is a late 16th century extension made of limestone rubble with a stone slate roof. This extension is two storeys high and consists of one bay with a five-light wood mullioned and transomed window on the first floor at the rear. Inside, the ground floor contains two 15th century stone fireplaces with moulded jambs and four-centred arches. The east room includes a fireplace with deeply moulded oak jambs and a four-centred arch. A late 16th century staircase features flat pierced balusters and newel posts with ball finials, while a smaller staircase to the west has similar balusters.

The courtroom was likely located on the first floor to the left of the entrance and features moulded tie beams and a stone fireplace with a four-centred arch. The roof is arch-braced and exposed, with curved windbraces. There is an 18th century extension of two storeys to the west at the rear, which provides corridor access to the main rooms, and a 20th century one-storey extension at the rear to the east. Originally a manorial courthouse, it was converted into a dwelling in the late 16th century.