The Gables

The Gables is a farmhouse dating to around 1600, with alterations made in the 18th and 19th centuries. It is constructed of timber framing, featuring steep pitched plain tile roofs. The structure sits on rubble and brick plinths, with brick nogging; parts are rendered, and remains of pargeting are visible at the east end. Tile hanging covers the north gables, and a single coped gable features kneelers. There are single ridge and two gable stacks, one external.

The house is arranged as a hall with two cross wings and a cross passage, forming an H-plan. At the time of inspection, some windows were unglazed. The north front has projecting gabled wings at each end. The central bay contains two 19th-century openings with rubbed brick segmental heads. To the left is a square opening, and to the right, a panelled door with a rubbed brick head and overlight, alongside a 20th-century casement. Above, single square openings are visible in each gable, each with a moulded hood. The west front displays a corner post and timber sill on the left, followed by a 19th-century door and two windows, one with a segmental head. Above, two windows are situated to the right. The southwest gable has a square opening with a rubbed brick head. Above this opening, on the return angle, is an unglazed casement. The rear elevation has a doorway to the left, flanked by a brick pilaster to the right, with a casement featuring a segmental head to its right. A square dormer is positioned above. A partly demolished southeast gable retains a square opening to the right and an opening with a segmental head above, to the left, and another opening with a rubbed brick head to the right.

The interior reveals remnants of a seven-bay timber frame with six jowled posts, four of which have pegged jowls, along with an arch brace. Other features include a chamfered span beam with a broach stop, a chamfered wall plate, stud walls displaying a reed and plaster finish, and a winding stair dating to around 1700. A timber-framed smoke hood is located in the southwest end. The roof is a principal rafter design featuring tenoned collars and scarfed tenoned purlins, along with straight wind braces. A single 17th-century fireplace is found in the northeast corner, constructed of ashlar with a chamfered four-centred arched head.