The Ark

The Ark is a house that has been converted into a museum. It dates back to the 15th century, with later additions and alterations, including a rebuilding in the 1960s that used 15th-century timbers. There is also a 20th-century outshut to the left that is not of particular interest. The building is timber-framed with whitewashed nogging, underbuilt with magnesian limestone and narrow orange brick, and features a pantile roof. It has a hall and crosswing plan, is two storeys high, and has a two-bay hall and a single-bay gable-ended wing. The left side of the wing has an angle buttress. The entrance features a 20th-century six-panel door located in the centre of the wing, flanked by bow windows. The first floor projects slightly on corbels, and there is an oriel window with wooden mullions. The gable is supported by brackets featuring carved male and female figures. The wing includes a 20th-century full-height fixed light window and another 20th-century window on the first floor. The roof is swept.