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Detached eight-bay single-storey double-pile summer house, c.1775, possibly incorporating fabric of earlier house, c.1600, on site with single-bay single-storey central entrance bay, three-bay single-storey bowed projecting flanking bays, single-bay single-storey bay to right, three-bay single-storey bowed projecting bay to side (west) elevation, five-bay single-storey rear (north) elevation, and three-bay two-storey lateral range to east. Refenestrated, c.1800. Now disused. Hipped double-pile (M-profile) slate roof (continuing into pitched roof to lateral range) having half-conical roofs to bowed projecting bays with clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks, rooflights, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Unpainted rendered walls (possibly over red brick Running bond construction to bowed projecting bays) with rendered band to eaves, and unpainted roughcast walls to part of rear (north) elevation. Ogee-headed window openings (square-headed window openings to rear (north) elevation and to lateral range with some in bipartite arrangement) with cut-limestone sills, and replacement six-over-nine timber sash windows, c.1800, having tracery overlights (no overlights to square-headed openings with eight-over-eight timber sash windows to bipartite openings having timber casement windows to first floor lateral range). Tudor-headed door opening on three cut-limestone steps with paired octagonal pillars supporting panelled entablature, remains of carved timber surround, and glazed timber panelled double doors. Interior with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Set back from road in own grounds on a slightly elevated site with unkempt landscaped grounds including ha-ha to front (south) elevation having unpainted rendered retaining wall over random rubble stone construction with cut-limestone coping. (ii) Attached four-bay two-storey lower range, c.1800, to east possibly originally service wing. Refenestrated. Hipped and pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stack, rooflights, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Unpainted rendered wall to front (south) elevation with unpainted roughcast walls to remainder. Square-headed window openings with cut-limestone sills, replacement six-over-six and three-over-six (first floor) timber sash windows. Square-headed door opening with cut-limestone steps having rock-faced cut-limestone parapets, and replacement timber panelled door having overlight.
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