Fairfield House

Fairfield House is a manor house with medieval origins that was rebuilt in the late 16th century. The remains of an earlier dwelling were demolished, and finials were removed from the facade, while a parapet was added. The service area was enlarged in the late 18th century, and Richard Carver made alterations in 1815. The house was restored and re-roofed in the early 20th century. It features roughcast over rubble with exposed quoins on the porch, Bath stone dressings, a hipped pantiled roof, and a parapet with a modillon moulded cornice, along with rendered stacks.

The building has an 'E'-plan, with a corridor and kitchen wing added at the rear, flanked by low wings. It stands two storeys high with an attic and a three-storey central porch, displaying a 1:2:1:2:1 bay arrangement. The wings have segmental headed 2-light dormers, and full-height canted bays contain 5-light mullioned and transomed windows on both floors. To the left of the porch are two similar 4-light windows on the first floor and two 5-light windows on the ground floor. To the right, there are two full-height 5 x 5 light mullioned and transomed windows. The porch has a pyramid roof with a pinnacle and four flame-decorated finials, featuring a 3-light casement on the second floor and a 3-light mullioned and transomed window on the first floor, with an empty square panel below. The ashlar surround has pilasters leading to a 4-centred arch doorway with half-glazed double doors and late 18th-century inner double doors with a fanlight.

The right return, which is now the entrance front, has a long four-bay design. Inside, there are remains of a late 15th-century decorated arch braced roof with wind bracing and moulded purlins in the attic of the left-hand wing. A 4-centred stone arch with ribbed moulding is set off-centre in the left cross passage wall, both features indicating the earlier dwelling. Late 18th-century plaster friezes adorn most rooms, and the hall has a coved ceiling.