Gorthleck House

Gorthleck House is a single-storey and attic house built around 1830-1840, with later alterations. It features three bays and has single-storey, single-bay wings set back from the main structure, along with an additional wing at the rear. The building is constructed of coursed, squared rubble with tooled ashlar dressings.

The northeast-facing front is symmetrical, with a central door that is sheltered by a square projecting porch. This porch has sidelights flanking the entrance and a crenellated wallhead. There are three later flat-roofed dormers with painted timber fronts, angle pilasters, and dentilled detailing on the moulded cornices; a smaller central dormer features decorative multipane glazing. The side wings are set back and each has a hood-moulded window and a simple blocking course. Some horizontal glazing remains, while other windows have been replaced with modern single-pane casements.

The house has three corniced end stacks on rectangular bases, and the main roof is covered with jerkin-headed slate, likely a later alteration from the original piended roof to create larger attic rooms. The wings and the former service cottage at the rear, which is connected to the main house by a single rear bay, have piended slate roofs.

Inside, the entrance hall features a paired Roman Doric columned screen, and a simple balustered staircase rises against the rear wall of the inner hall. The ceilings have plain moulded cornice details.