Farmhouse On North Side Of Foldyard At Old Little Humber Farm

This farmhouse, located on the north side of the foldyard at Old Little Humber Farm, dates from around 1690 to 1700 and has undergone later alterations and additions. It is constructed of brick in English bond for the earlier section and is rendered. The roof is covered with pantiles. The layout features three rooms and was originally designed with a lobby entry to the right of the center, along with a rear stair turret flanked by outshuts, and a later wing added to the rear left.

The front elevation is two storeys high with an attic and consists of three bays. A 19th-century four-pane flush sash window has been inserted where the former entrance was, flanked by similar sashes on the right and a 12-pane sash on the left, all featuring thick glazing bars. The first floor has similar 12-pane sashes, two of which have thick glazing bars, all with sills. The building has a cogged and stepped brick eaves cornice and raised gables, with a single ridge and end stacks.

On the right return, there is a 19th-century French window with margin lights, a 12-pane ground-floor sliding sash window to the outshut, a 4-pane first-floor sliding sash to the outshut, and a 4-pane attic sliding sash. The gabled stair turret includes a 12-pane sliding sash, a cogged eaves cornice, and moulded brick kneelers.

Inside, the farmhouse features a good original open well closed-string staircase with a wide corniced handrail, bulb-on-vase balusters, and plain newels with profile balusters and ball finials. There are also four-fielded-panel doors in architraves, panelled window seats, and a moulded dado rail on the ground floor left. Late 19th-century chimney-pieces and a clasped purlin roof are also present. At the time of the last survey, the building was empty and in disrepair.