The Old Parsonage

The Old Parsonage is a detached house dating from the early 17th century. It is constructed of local lias stone, squared and cut, with dressings in Ham stone. The roof is covered in Welsh slate, with coped gables and ornamented finials. There are no front chimney stacks. The two-storey house has attics, and a west elevation of six bays. It features hollow-chamfered mullioned windows with individual stone labels. The bays are arranged as follows: bays 1 and 2 have four lights on the lower level and three lights above; bay 3 has four lights on both levels; bay 5 has two three-light windows; bay 6 has an angled bay with a single three-light window below and a one-plus-four-plus-one light window above, under a moulded coping that conceals a flat roof; and bay 4 has a projecting porch with a moulded pointed segmental arch, a square label, a three-light window above, and a balustered parapet with a central square panel featuring a cross motif and a small segmental pediment. To the left of bay 1 is a cambered arched doorway with a label. Extensions were added to the rear in the early 20th century. The original 17th-century entrance door remains. The staircase incorporates 17th-century balusters. An adjacent room to the north contains 17th-century panelling, reportedly from Medwyn, Broad Street. However, the cambered arched fireplace and Carolingian overmantel in that room are believed to be original. Further cambered arch fireplaces are present throughout the house. A circular staircase is located in the north-east corner, with traces of another alongside the hall fireplace, though the interior has been otherwise extensively modified. The house was apparently built or substantially modified by Thomas Preene within four years of 1619.