The Friary And Friary Close

dissolved in 1530.

Subsequently a house, held by the Slyman family in the C17 and the Hawkesworths in the C18.

Its church housed the Fitzwilliam tomb (now in the Parish Church) until 1538.

Present buildings, although problematical, are substantially Cl4, adapted for domestic use in the C17 , and enlarged in C19.

The house consists of two mediaeval blocks, joined at their south-east, and, north-west corners respectively, the west block extended westwards in two parts, the first with a C19 added first storey and south wing, the second ground floor only.

Also C19 is a wing filling the angle formed by the mediaeval blocks.

One possible exception is tile two-light stone mullioned window on the ground floor north wall of tile first nester part of the west block.

Blocked mediaeval window of two ogival arches in centre of ground floor of south front of east block.

Lintel and Artisan Mannerist rusticated door surround dated 1663, and presumably re-set in porch on north side of western part of west block.

This is a late C15 two-bay arcade with moulded two-centred arches springing from embattled capitals adorned with Tudor rose badges: sculpted figure of an angle in spandrels.

Below the southern arch is, presumably reset, a C14 ogee-headed doorway.

Further west along a passage in the west block is a two-centre arch, perhaps of C13, at least of C14 date.