Budgate House

Early-mid 18th century, 2-storey and attic, wide 5-bay

symmetrically planned south facing house. Pinned random

rubble, ashlar dressings. Centre door; centre 3 bays slightly

closer spaced, with smaller window to left of front door and

all 1st floor windows narrow. Plain chamfers to all

architraves. 1 ground 2 1st floor windows and 2 attic vents

in east gable; 1 1st floor, 1 small attic window and 1 vent

in west gable. 2 small piended dormers; 12-pane glazing.

Cavetto moulded copes to end stacks; crowsteps; slate roof;

stone ridge.

Rear elevation; later ground floor addition masks original

fenestration; original symmetry in 1st floor where centre

gablet stack has small centre window (lighting half landing)

flanked by single windows.

Interior; centre scale and plat stone stairs with moulded

risers, flanking rounded and chamfered centre spine wall.

Stone flagged half landings and original turned wooden

balusters to attic landing. Original ground and 1st floor

plan of short front landing leading left and right off stairs

to small rear room and large gable) end rooms; simple

original moulded ceiling cornices. Most original architraves

and 6-panel raised and fielded doors survive.