Armistead House

Armistead House is a former house, now divided into three separate residences, dating to 1707 with alterations in the 19th and 20th centuries. The building is constructed of limewashed rubble with stone dressings and a stone slate roof, arranged in a U-shaped plan. It is three storeys high and five bays wide. The right-of-centre entrance features a moulded surround and a decorated lintel inscribed with “IA” and the date 1707, indicating the builder, J Armistead. A copy of the original entrance door is located to the left, with a 4-panel door. The original 1707 hoodmould, featuring decorated stops, has been extended to cover the later door. A late 19th-century window with sashes is on the right-hand ground floor. The left-hand ground floor and four first-floor windows have moulded surrounds; these were probably originally cross windows with mullions and transoms, now removed, with sashes to the ground floor and 16-pane sashes to the two left-hand first-floor windows, and sashes with glazing bars to the two right-hand windows. The central first-floor window also has a moulded surround, likely originally with a transom, which is now missing, and features sashes without glazing bars. The second floor has four former 2-light chamfered mullioned windows, where the mullions have been removed, with horizontal sashes and glazing bars to the two left-hand windows, and c.1970 casements to the two right-hand windows. A central single light with a chamfered surround is present, along with a c.1970 casement. Gable end kneelers are visible, and there are gable end and left-of-centre ridge stacks. At the rear, external stone steps lead to a first-floor entrance. Inside, a left-hand fireplace features a slate voussoir surround without a segmental arch, and includes two beehive ovens. A stone flagged dog-leg staircase is also present.