The Cell

The Cell is a 17th-century building constructed from colourwashed stone rubble and topped with a modern tiled roof. The main range is single-depth and runs from south-west to north-east, with wings at each end that create a small yard at the rear. The building is one-and-a-half to two storeys high. Most of the windows have plastic frames, although wooden frames are still present on the left gable end and at the rear.

The main front of the building faces south-east. On the left side, there is a two-storey section with three windows and stepped buttresses at each corner. The first floor features two windows and a sundial on the right, while the ground floor has three windows, one of which was previously a doorway. To the right is the oldest part of the house, characterized by a steeply-pitched roof with a catslide dormer and a large chimney on the right gable end. The ground floor includes a porch on the left and a square window to the right, along with a buttress at the corner. The right gable end of this section has a lean-to kitchen that extends as a wing to the rear of the house. At the attic level, the gable end features a trefoil-headed single-light window. The left gable end has a rectangular bay window, possibly from around 1900, with leaded lights. Behind this bay window, there is a wing with a recessed external stair leading up to a first-floor doorway and a small-pane window, as well as a large ground floor window. The rear has a hipped roof with a window on each floor, and the ground floor window has a modern wooden frame. Two chimneys are located on the inner slope of the roof. The wings at the rear create a yard, with lean-to extensions on two sides. The rear elevation was not visible during the resurvey.

The interior was not seen during the resurvey, but details were noted from a spot-listing inspection in 1996. The ground floor of the main block features exposed rough joists in the ceiling of the main room, a large fireplace, and a simple dogleg stair. The study contains two wooden corbels shaped like angels, each holding heraldic shields. On the first floor, the old arch-braced roof trusses are ceiled at collar level, with the end truss reportedly having cusping above the ceiling. The trefoil window has jambs that are deeper than the head. It is also noted that there may be other windows hidden beneath the plaster, including a three-light medieval window located beneath the plaster on the south wall.