The Tower

The Tower is a house with origins dating back to the late 16th century, which underwent early and mid-19th century enlargements and some later alterations. It has a complicated, roughly T-shaped plan and is two storeys high. The exterior features rendered elevations, a slate roof, boarded eaves, and pale brick chimney stacks. The early 19th century enlargements are in a later Georgian style, while the later work reflects a neo-Tudor style.

The main front is L-shaped with a crenellated porch at the angle, featuring four-centred arch openings and a four-panel Gothic door. All windows have high Tudor labels, with a cross frame to the left, a tripartite window to the right, and a single light above the porch. The east-facing gable has a small window, while the north end has twin gables with a similar casement window above a modern oriel. There is a lean-to at the rear of the northern arm.

The garden front to the west has three windows, with a two-window cross range to the left. Near the angle, there is an attic gable above two and three-light casements with low Tudor labels, marking the northwestern end of the original building. A vertical joint is visible to the right, suggesting this may have been a projecting bay. To the right, there are Victorian sash windows above a modern conservatory, with half-glazed doors behind. The cross range to the left is from the early 19th century and features a two-window gable end with small pane sashes. The side elevation facing the conservatory has a four-pane casement above a six-panel door.

Inside, the entrance hall has dog-leg oak stairs and a chamfered lintel above the fireplace. The dining room to the right boasts a fine but reset ceiling with roll-moulded beams and hollow stops, likely relating to the earlier building and reset in the early 19th century, with one beam positioned like a cornice. This arrangement is also found in the room above, and a portion of another moulded beam has been reused at the top of the staircase.