Barr House

A house, dating from the 17th century, which was significantly enlarged in the mid-18th century and altered in the mid-19th century and mid-to-late 20th century. The external appearance is of rendered walls, treated to resemble ashlar, over brick, with a slate roof, hipped to the left, and overhanging eaves supported by decorative brackets. The building's layout incorporates an earlier farmhouse into a U-shaped 18th-century house facing south, with a hipped stair tower on the north front. In the mid-19th century, the main entrance was moved to the east front, and the service wing on the north front was extended to form a square.

The east front has two storeys and three bays, with 12-pane sash windows on the first floor and 16-pane sash windows on the ground floor. To the left of a flat-roofed ashlar porch, built in the style of Bath stone, is an inserted 20th-century window. The porch has a moulded cornice and ball finials, and a two-by-three panel door with a rectangular window above, featuring marginal glazing bars. The left return has five bays; the third bay from the left has been blocked up. There is a 12-pane sash window on the first floor, a flat-roofed, ashlar canted bay on the ground floor, a 16-pane sash window to the left of centre, a further 12-pane sash window towards the right end, representing an earlier entrance.

Inside, the hall, now a dining room, features a mid-18th century circular ceiling with moulded outer segments and remnants of stencilled floral decoration. A similar moulding to the stair ceiling includes a cherub’s head, and the stairs have been rebuilt.