The Milk House

The Milk House is a semi-detached house, possibly once divided, now functioning as a house and restaurant. It dates from the 17th century and later. The building is constructed from Ham stone ashlar, with some cut and squared work. The main block features a Welsh slate roof over stone slate base courses, with a stepped coped east gable that continues to the west, and brick chimney stacks on stone bases.

The structure has an 'L' plan and consists of two storeys with an attic, displaying a three-bay north elevation. The windows are hollow-chamfer mullioned, consisting of three lights set in chamfered recesses, with labels above the lower windows. All windows contain rectangular leaded panes. In the lower bay two, there is a near-triangular chamfered arched doorway with an old boarded door, which is sheltered by a stone hood on corbel brackets, accompanied by a footscraper to the right. Bays one and two are finished in ashlar, while bay three features rougher work.

The east gable has a similar doorway and hood, which is partly blocked, with a window inserted. On the first floor, there is a two-light mullioned window with a label, along with a blocked oculus window in the attic. At the rear, there is a lower extension under a double Roman clay tiled roof, divided into two sections. The first section is built from rubble stonework and has a blocked doorway with a timber lintel, along with a cruciform chamfered mullioned and transomed window under a label, featuring the inscription 'Milk House' on the lintel to avoid paying window tax. This section appears to have been raised in height later. The second section has been modified in the 20th century and includes two bays of two-light plain mullioned windows, along with a cambered-arched doorway with a pair of boarded doors in the lower bay two. The interior has not been seen.