Marstonlodge Farmhouse

This is a farmhouse dating from the early 17th century, with additions and alterations made in the early 19th century, and later changes in the late 19th and 20th centuries. The original structure is of rendered close-studded timber framing and red brick, with a plain tile roof and a large brick ridge stack. The early 19th-century addition has a slate roof with overhanging eaves, supported by scrolled iron brackets, and an external brick gable stack to the east. The farmhouse is two storeys high, with a three-bay front and an L-shaped plan. The early 19th-century facade features central 20th-century double glazed doors with a moulded cornice above, and glazing bar sashes with stone sills on either side. Above are three similar windows. The eastern rooms date to the early 19th century, while the western rooms are from the 17th century and have a brick facade applied. The east elevation has an early 19th-century bay to the south, and an adjacent staircase turret to the north, which is jettied on carved brackets at the half-landing level. Above the turret, a tall 19th-century glazing bar sash window illuminates the staircase. Further north are two 20th-century 4-light casement windows, a panelled door, and a plank door. Above are a 4-light casement window to the south and a 2-light window to the north. A series of wooden brackets, carved with flowers, run around the eaves of the original building. Inside, a high stack separates the kitchen from the parlour, with an inglenook fireplace in the kitchen and a dogleg staircase with robust turned balusters and plank posts at the half landings, topped with tapering square finials. The original oak treads survive on the first flight of the staircase to the attic, with a door closing off the upper flight.