Seven Eyes

The ground floor has the remains of possibly 2 spere-trusses towards the S end. The internal S truss has a substantial cambered tie-beam on a jowled free-standing post (surviving to front only), and with curved brace between post and tie-beam. It has a 2nd brace attached to the post and facing towards the front, probably for the former wing. To the S end, part of a truss survives to the SW angle, possibly a 2nd spere-truss. A short section of the cambered tie-beam is all that survives of the internal N truss, adjacent to the bottom of the staircase. The N bay appears to have been remodelled in the C17, the N end wall close-studded with wattle and daub infill, and an arched doorway to L, now infilled, which formerly led into No 12A; the rear wall is also close-studded. The ceiling has 2 stop-chamfered spine-beams. Centrally-located staircase aligned parallel with the building: good C17 timber dog-leg stairs with heavy turned balusters, square newels with caps and moulded handrail. One flight leads to the 1st floor, opposite the top of which and at an angle is a fine plaster panel bearing an armorial shield, dated 1657 above and with a Latin inscription below. Flanking panels with strapwork motifs and rosettes. The 1st floor has possibly 2 internal spere-trusses, exactly the same as those below. The internal S truss is open; the internal N truss was altered in the C17, but the free-standing post towards the front suggests that it was a spere-truss: It contains a C17 partition with 2 doorways, that to R is to the staircase, that to L leads to a higher-level room at the N end, which has plastered walls; the latter doorway has a segmental head cut into the soffit of the tie-beam, and the free-standing post on its L has a socket for a curved brace. The S end wall has a small fireplace with timber lintel, probably C18. To the S and centre, cusped wind-braces are visible beneath the purlins, the roof ceiled above. The 2nd flight of stairs leads to the 1st level of the attic, beyond which is a spiral staircase in the same style. The top of the attic is 2-bay with central tie-beam truss with collar, containing a partition with central doorway and vertical posts.

Asymmetrical front, single-storey with attics, constructed of painted brickwork under an exceptionally long tiled roof, half-hipped to L end and with lower ridge height to R bay; wide boarded eaves. Three brick stacks with clustered shafts and dentilled bands, end stacks to upper ridge, that to R set forward, and 3rd stack towards centre of front roof pitch. The roof pitch has 3 tiers of gabled attic dormers. Cut in to the R is the C18 pent-house. To the L is the entrance bay: half-glazed double panelled doors, bearing rosettes, with small-pane overlight, between pilasters with corbels supporting the overhanging eaves. The entrance bay is canted to R, with tall horned sash windows, 6-over-9-pane to front and 4-over-6-pane to canted angle; the wide boarded eaves are supported by a bracket to R. Further R is the 2-storey 2-window pent-house, the ground floor in a shallow lean-to with tiled roof, the upper storey tile-hung. Replaced panelled door to far R with gabled porch canopy on brackets, with square door head visible behind. Two horned tripartite sash windows to ground floor, 2-light small-pane casements to upper storey immediately under the eaves. The gabled attic dormers have tile-hung sides, white-painted gables, and contain very small-pane casement windows. The dormers are asymmetrically arranged in 3 tiers, with 3 to middle tier and 2 to the top and bottom tiers. They are 2-light, except for that to lower L which is wider with a 3-light casement, and that to L of middle tier which is narrower. The half-hipped section of roof partly projects over No 12A.

Rear is 3-window, 2-storey-with-attics, constructed of brick, the openings with segmental brick heads. To far R, a wooden door under a gabled porch canopy; aligned above, an opening blocked with brick and a very small light to 1st floor, and a small late C20 attic light. Two-window section to L with wooden cross-windows with small-pane glazing; ground floor has small lean-to to L; 1st floor has fire-escape door reached by metal stairs to L; attic storey has 2 gabled half-dormers. Very narrow lower bay to L end, tile-hung to upper storey, with a half-glazed boarded door, above which is a 2-light small-pane casement.