Temple Farmhouse

Temple Farmhouse dates to the 17th century, with later additions from the late 18th and early 19th centuries, and 20th-century alterations. It is constructed of coursed limestone rubble, with ashlar and brick dressings, and has pantile and slate roofs, featuring a single gable and four ridge ashlar stacks. The original 17th-century block has a lobby-entry plan running north-south and is two storeys high, with ashlar quoins and ashlar coped gables with finials. The south gable front has single-glazing bar sashes to each floor, set in chamfered ashlar surrounds which originally held mullion windows. The east front features a centrally positioned, gabled, early 19th-century Tudor-style porch – constructed with ashlar coped gables and kneelers – with a deeply recessed 4-centred arched doorway and half-glazed door. To the east of the porch is a single-glazing bar sash in a projecting single-storey link, and to the west a pair of 20th-century glazed double doors under a wooden lintel, alongside a single-glazing bar sash also under a wooden lintel. A pair of 20th-century glazed double doors with flanking side lights and a wooden lintel are located in the west wing, an 18th-century two-storey, single-bay addition. Further to the west is a plank door and a 3-light casement, both with segment brick heads. Above, are two 3-light casements under wooden lintels. The east wing, an early 19th-century addition of four bays, is attached to the north side. This wing features a pair of 20th-century glazed doors with overlights, and two 2-light casements on the ground floor. Above, are four 2-light mullion windows in chamfered surrounds with metal casements. The farmhouse is situated on the site of a domestic range belonging to the Knights Templar’s Preceptory, and a small fragment of reused medieval tracery is incorporated into an upper window within the north gable.