The Court House

The Court House is a detached house with origins dating back to the 17th century or earlier, located on Church Lane in Chiselborough. It is constructed of coursed rubble made from Ham stone, with ashlar dressings and a thatched roof featuring coped gables. The house has a T-plan layout and stands two storeys tall with four bays that display irregular fenestration.

On the upper level, there are three-light horizontal-bar casement windows, while the lower level features hollow chamfered mullioned windows. The windows in bay one are set in a wave mould recess, while the others are in chamfered recesses, all with separate labels, consisting of 2, 3, 2, and 4-lights. Between bays two and three, there is a chamfered cambered-arched doorway with a 20th-century boarded door, topped with a moulded flat hood supported by console brackets. A small stairlight is located to the right. The south gable has a small oval window, and the north gable features a 20th-century window that incorporates some earlier fragments. There is also a thatched extension at the rear.

Although the interior has not been seen, it is reported to have a cross passage plan. The north room includes a large moulded cambered-arched fireplace with incised spandrils, flanked by 18th-century semi-circular recesses on either side, and fielded panelling on the east wall. The roof structure consists of mortice and tenon apex jointed trusses with nailed side lapped collars, likely dating from the 18th century, showing signs of an earlier lower roof. The first known reference to the house dates back to 1742 when it was referred to as "Sealy's Cottage where the courts are usually held."