Quaker Lodge

Quaker Lodge is a house dating from the 18th century, with alterations made in the mid-19th century. It is constructed of red sandstone random rubble and features slate roofs, hipped on the left side and gable-ended on the right, with brick stacks. The building has two storeys; on the first floor, there are four 12-pane sash windows, while the ground floor includes two bay windows with early 20th-century sash windows in the outer bay on the left, and 12-pane sash windows to the right of a 20th-century doorway, which has single light sashes on either side. There is a round-headed opening in the outer bay on the right that originally provided access to a yard behind, but this has now been blocked with a door set back. Quaker Lodge is notable as the birthplace of Dr. Thomas Young (1773-1829), a renowned scientist and linguist known for his significant contributions to optics and for laying the groundwork for the translation of Egyptian hieroglyphics.