Cross Farmhouse

Cross Farmhouse is a former farmhouse that has been converted into two farm cottages. The building dates partly from the 17th century and was re-walled in the early 19th century, with an addition to the right that is dated 1735. It is constructed of red brick in English garden wall bond, with a Kerridge stone-slate roof, stone ridge, and three brick chimneys.

The structure is two stories high with a four-bay front. The left two bays were originally timber framed, but the outer walls have been rebuilt in brick. The left end bay features three-light wooden casements beneath cambered brick heads, while the other bay has five-light ovolo-moulded wooden mullioned windows with lattice leaded glazing. The top window is set in a timber-framed gabled half dormer with coving above. The right two bays form a taller and deeper addition, with the right end bay showcasing three-light square-sectioned stone-mullions under flat brick heads with rectangular leaded glazing. To the left, there is a four-board door with iron strap hinges in a heavy wooden frame resting on padstones, topped by a flat brick head, and a similar two-light window is located above it. A date stone on the building reads TMN 1735.

Inside the right-hand part of the farmhouse, there is a dogleg staircase featuring a simple handrail, square newels with curved shaped tops, and inserted flat balusters. The interior includes four-board doors with iron strap hinges, most equipped with wooden latches and handles. The ceiling beams are chamfered with flat stops. Beneath the house, there is a brick barrel-vaulted cellar with stone slab benches, and a half cellar at the rear of the house also contains similar benches.