The kitchen block, to the right of the picture (left), with its outbuildings, built in the early 17th century, was originally detached with a basic single storey structure linking it with the main house, as the photograph from 1882 clearly shows.
The Exterior
The original part of the house was begun around 1605 and, over the centuries, has been extended and remodelled by successive generations. Luckily, the structure has not become degraded by subsequent additions. In fact, the last major changes were carried out as late as 1913.
However, it is the imposing silhouette of the four groups of tall diamond-plan chimney stacks rising above a steeply pitched and gabled roofline that makes the house so distinctive and special.
