St Bride'S Farmhouse

Farmhouse, dating to the mid-18th century, with early 19th and 20th century alterations and additions, and incorporating re-used 12th and 13th century stones. The farmhouse is constructed of rubble stone with quoins, and has red brick dressings. It features plain tile roofs, a brick gable stack to the west, and a brick ridge stack to the eastern section, with a sawtooth eaves band on the western section. The building is two storeys high, with four bays, the westernmost bay being lower. The lower western part has a wide, segment-headed, three-light casement window to the west, and a segment-headed doorcase with a 20th-century glazed door to the east. Integrated within the stonework beside this doorcase is a small, re-set 12th-century segment-headed tympanum featuring a carving of an animal. Adjoining to the east is the main part of the house, built of stone rubble, which has a segment-headed doorcase with a 20th-century glazed door and overlight to the west, a central brick lean-to with a three-light casement window, and a two-light, segment-headed window with a 20th-century casement to the east. Above this, there are three similar two-light windows. To the west, in the lower part, there is a segment-headed, three-light casement window with small panes. Between the two easternmost ground-floor windows is a re-set 12th-century semi-circular window head with chevron carving. Built into the rear elevation is a 13th-century coffin lid with incised carving. The interior features chamfered beams and a large inglenook fireplace in the western room. The site was formerly a grange or chapel belonging to Burton Abbey, and the early stones were likely reused from those buildings. Group value is reflected in the building's contribution to the local heritage.