The White House and Chaise House at rear (EHER 38457)

A 16th century timber framed and rendered (with painted brick front) house and former 19th century coach house. The main roof is of an 'L-shape' form with the gable to the north-east and is otherwise hipped and covered in plain tiles. There is a late 16th century high quality single-storey structure to the north-east which was possibly a former kitchen to an earlier front range.

September 1971. Grade II listed. A 16th and 19th century timber framed and rendered (with painted brick front) house and former coach house. The main roof is of an 'L-shape' form with the gable to the north-east and is otherwise hipped and covered in plain tiles. The second roof is similarly covered in plain tiles, hipped at both ends. There is a late 16th century single-storey structure to the north-east with a gabled plain tile roof. The coach house has a Welsh slate hipped roof with tile hips. The main range is two storeys with cellar. The front has a plain parapet and a semicircular-headed entrance door approached by a stone step. The north-west flank elevation facing Cromwell Hill has a large stack above the parapet and a very wide 17th century brick stack against the north gable. The rear elevation of the main block has canted bays with flat roofs and sash windows. Internally, the main 'L-plan' range is made of high quality softwood timber-framing, probably from the 18th century. The staircase is late 18th century and one ground floor room has a late 18th century 'Adamesque' fire surround. There are fragments of an earlier timber frame to the rear of the north-east gable. The tall single-storey block is a late 16th century structure with internal serpentine wall bracing and traces of original window openings. This has a very narrow bay at the north-east end separated by a partition (now removed) of studwork with evidence for door openings. Above this, there is now a loft-like room. This high quality structure was possibly a former kitchen to an earlier front range. The coach house has angle ties at eaves level and 2 markedly cambered tie beams. <1> See photos <2>.