Country House, now divided into 7 dwellings. Early C17, early C18, 1828, altered 1926. Irregular rectangular plan. Coursed rubble, ashlar, brick and render with slate hipped roofs. East front. Render over all to all but the left brick bay, ashlar dressings. Roof hidden by 4 ashlar coped gables. 7 irregularly dispersed red brick and render stacks. Set on a chamfered ashlar plinth. 2 storeys plus attic, 7 bays. First floor sill band. Each of the outer gabled bays projects and is flanked by a single projecting, embattled, square turret/buttress. The gables, parapet and turrets are coped with ashlar, running under is an ashlar band. Central 1828 porch with 2 slightly projecting embattled turrets to both front and rear and shaped gable. Tudor-style arched doorway with double wooden panelled door under hood mould with floret label stops and blind tracery spandrels. The inner doorway has the remains of an early C18 door-head with slightly projecting hood. Either side are 3 low glazing bar sashes with similar hood moulds and label stops. Between the 2 outer right sashes is a doorway with C20 glazing bar door. Above are 7 glazing bar sashes with similar hood moulds and label stops. In each gable apex is an ashlar cross pattern arrow loop. South side. Rendered with slightly projecting ashlar quoins to the central 4 bays. Ashlar coped parapet with ashlar band under. Two and a half storeys, 6 bays. The projecting central 4 bays are topped with a pediment. At the outer edges of this front are single turrets similar to those of the east front. First floor sill band to the outer single bays, which have no openings. 2 central low glazing bar sashes with ashlar surrounds and keystones. Flanked by single recessed porches with similar surrounds, each having an inner doorway with part glazed door, marginal lights and overlight. Above are 4 similar, smaller sashes, with 4 similar, smaller sashes on the top floor. West front, former entrance front. Rendered brick with ashlar quoins and ashlar coped parapet. 3 rendered stacks. 3 storeys, 7 bays. Central recessed bay containing a large tripartite window with low glazing bar sashes under a segmental arch. To the right is a projecting wood and glazed porch with inner glazed double door and overlight. To the left a recessed porch with outer doorway with ashlar surround and inner doorway with part glazed door, overlight, and single marginal lights. Either side are 2 glazing bar sashes in ashlar staff moulded surrounds. Above, in the central bay is a central glazing bar sash, flanked by single narrower, similar sashes. All with similar surrounds and slightly projecting hoods. Either side are 3 similar glazing bar sashes and surrounds and above are 6 similar, smaller sashes and surrounds. Attached to the right of the east front are 3 cottages, formerly the service wing. Rendered with slate roof, interrupted on the left by a stone coped gable and kneeler, with coped right gable and kneeler. 4 rendered stacks. Single storey, plus attic to the right cottage, 10 bays, with irregular and altered openings. Interior. There was a galleried hall in the now south east house, with a possible late C17 ceiling. In the south west is some early C17 timber. There are a number of C18 and C19 fireplaces. On moated site of former Benedictine priory founded mid C12, dissolved 1539. Passed through various owners until purchased by Major Samuel Taylor 1698. Remained in Taylor/White family until 1919. Divided in 1926. Some remains of the medieval structure probably incorporated in the present house. (NCC/js)