The White House

The White House is a late 16th-century house, originally a timber-framed aisled dwelling. It is constructed of whitewashed brick with significant surviving timber frame elements, and has a Welsh slate roof with end chimneys. The building has two storeys and three bays, formerly featuring a central entrance. A modern recessed entrance has replaced the original, located in the same position. Modern casement windows are fitted with leaded lights. The main eastern room retains a principal beam with a broad chamfer and a pyramidal stop, as well as an inglenook. The western room contains a similar principal beam, but with a plain stop. Three posts remain at ground level, resting on padstones. Visible features in the north wall of the kitchen include the wall plate. The front wall plate displays regular pegholes for studs that have been replaced with brick. Fragments of the arcade plate are also visible. At first-floor level, the cross walls still demonstrate the timber framework of posts and tie beams, along with curved braces. The roof is a common rafter construction, with 24 couples. One pair of purlins are strutted from two surviving tie beams, and a single collar clasps the purlins. The building’s timber frame is further detailed in the North Yorkshire and Cleveland Vernacular Buildings Study Group Report No. 494.