Garth End House Kirkby Klippers And Buckingham House And Attached Railings To Front And Side

A house, now divided into two dwellings and a hairdresser’s shop, dating to the 17th century, with later alterations including a 20th-century shop front on the left side. The building is constructed of coursed rubble, with a brick shop front, a pantile roof, and brick stacks. It originally comprised a two-cell, two-storey main range, with projecting two-storey-and-attic cross gables. Rear wings have been added. A rusticated quoined edge is visible on the left side of the building. A 6-panel door, positioned to the right of the main range, is sheltered by a mid-18th century pilastered doorcase with an open pediment, above which is a fanlight with Gothick glazing. A 19th-century canted bay window is on the left. There are 3-light horizontal sliding sash windows on the ground floor of the right cross gable, and matching sliding sashes to the first floor. The cross gable attics have 2-light horizontal sliding sash windows. The gables have plain barge boards. Two end stacks and one stack to the left of centre are present. A plaque commemorates the death of the Duke of Buckingham in the house in 1687. Internally, there is a mid-18th century dogleg staircase, located in a rear outshut, with turned balusters and fluted newel posts at the foot. The ground floor rooms of Buckingham House have mid-18th-century dado panelling and 6-panel doors. Re-used 17th-century doors and panelling are found in the first floor rooms of Buckingham House. The roof has largely survived and consists of four trusses with cambered collars and tie beams; paired rafters have short straight collars, halved in. The cross gables were formed by the insertion of a purlin, with rafters sawn off to create access to the gable roof space. Late 18th-century cast-iron railings with urn finials are present to the front and side.