Onion Farm

This is a former farmhouse, currently used for storage. The building's construction occurred in three distinct phases, beginning in the late 16th or early 17th century as a timber-framed house. It was then partially rebuilt or extended in sandstone, likely in the later 17th century, with further external walling replaced in brick during the 18th century. The exterior is predominantly brick in an English garden wall bond, with sandstone detailing on all elevations except the south. The roof is tiled with gable ends.

The original plan included a principal room (housebody) with a north-facing stone fireplace backing onto the staircase, a room to the north of this, and two smaller service rooms to the south, arranged in a linear fashion under a single roof. An 18th-century staircase was likely inserted into what was originally a cross passage.

The east-facing front has two three-light casement windows on each floor, with the ground floor windows set within elliptical brick arches. An off-centre doorway, originally marking the cross passage, has an 18th-century boxed surround and planked door. The rear elevation includes a brick lean-to extension to the north, an 18th-century doorway to the housebody with a small fire-window to the left, two irregularly placed casement windows to the right (ground floor), and a single three-light window to the first floor, which illuminates the staircase. A large buttress and some later patching are also present. The north end is largely sandstone, while the south end is entirely brick, with access to the first-floor storage area.

Inside, a timber-framed partition with wattle and daub infill separates the housebody from the two service rooms to the south. On the housebody side, at ground floor level, this partition contains faded but recognizable late 16th or early 17th century wall paintings depicting a woman in full dress accompanied by two geese and a rose, set against a foliage background. 18th-century doorways are found to the southeast and southwest rooms, with later doorways to the southwest room. Original 18th-century doors with pegged surrounds and planked doors are preserved throughout the house. The 18th-century staircase has a closed string and splat balusters, though many balusters are missing. The roof appears to be of a king-post type. The existence of these high-quality wall paintings in a house of this status is unusual; the subject may be St Werburga, the patron saint of the local parish church, whose emblem is a goose.