Kingsley House

Kingsley House is a building that originally served as a rectory and later as a deanery, now functioning as a house. It has medieval origins, likely from the 17th century, with some parts dating to 1752. The structure features a combination of rendered and rubble stone with stone slate roofs and consists of two storeys arranged in three ranges.

The central range, which is of medieval origin, may have originally been a single-storey hall plan with an entry passage located behind the fireplace. The south elevation, which is rendered, has two bays. On the ground floor, there is a doorway with a pointed arch, decorated with roll moulding on the chamfers and head stops to the label, alongside a sash window to its left. The first floor features early 18th-century six-pane sash windows. There are shaped kneelers and ashlar coping on the left side, with a ridge stack positioned between the first and second bays. In the rear corner, there are two similar medieval doorways.

The west range, likely from the 17th century, is rendered on the east elevation and has one ground floor and two first-floor six-pane sash windows. It also has a shaped kneeler on the left, ashlar copings, and a central ridge stack. The eastern range, said to date from 1752 but appearing older, is constructed of rubble and has three bays on its east elevation. It features a plinth and quoins, with a central part-glazed door framed by a moulded stone surround on plinths, topped with a pulvinated frieze and pediment. The ground floor includes sash windows with glazing bars in moulded stone surrounds, while the first floor has sash windows in eared and shouldered moulded surrounds, along with a dentilled cornice. The hipped roof has corniced ashlar stacks situated between the first and second bays and between the second and third bays.

On the north side, a 19th-century bay window and a two-storey range with canted bays have been added. Inside, the east range contains a notable mid-18th-century staircase. Historically, the medieval rectory became the deanery for the collegiate body established by Richard, Duke of Gloucester, in 1477, who later became Richard III. The college eventually lapsed but was re-established as a chapter in 1814, during which one of the canons was the writer Charles Kingsley, leading to the current name of the house.