Pied House

The Pied House consists of two parallel ranges set on a downhill slope. The original sections are timber-framed, with the box framing visible in the two uphill gables. These gables feature queen post and collar strut roofs, covered by graded slate roofs. The northern range retains exposed timber framing in its north-facing front wall, although some of this framing may be from a later phase than the gable itself. Evidence suggests the front wall of the uphill unit may have been rebuilt at some point, incorporating two phases of square panel framing with middle and intermediate rails, infilled with painted brick and plaster. A third phase of framing exists above the original wall plate. The roofline has been raised. An added gabled porch provides entrance to the right of centre, and there are 4-light casement windows of mid-19th century type, each with a bracketed hood. Smaller casement windows are located in the uphill unit. The lower gable wall is of well-coursed and squared stone, painted and clearly raised in height, with a stone stack that has since been raised in brick. The southern parallel range appears to have undergone more extensive rebuilding in the 19th century, though elements of the original construction may have been incorporated. The lower gable end wall is plastered over brick and painted to imitate timber framing, with a doorway to the right containing a battened plank door and a leaded overlight, sheltered by a bracketed timber hood. There are three-light windows alongside this door. The fenestration in the return elevation of this wing has been renewed. A brick stack has been added to this wall towards the right. A former dairy and apple store is built against the uphill gable of this range.

The northern range retains its original two-unit plan, featuring a stop-chamfered axial beam and a massive fireplace in the lower gable of the principal room. A timber-framed partition wall separates the two units. The original layout of the southern range was likely altered during the 19th-century rebuilding to accommodate an entrance hall and staircase. Paired beams within the principal room on each floor remain; these are plastered over on the ground floor but retain their chamfer and ornate stops on the first floor.