Little Quebb Farmhouse

Little Quebb Farmhouse is a timber-framed farmhouse dating from around 1400, with significant extensions added around 1600 and in the 17th century, and further alterations in the mid-19th and mid-20th centuries. The structure is timber-framed with painted brick and rendered infill between the framing, set on a rubble base. Replacement brick walling is also evident, and the roofs are stone-tiled, laid in diminishing courses.

The original core of the farmhouse is a cruck hall house, likely consisting of three bays aligned north-east to south-west. A through-passageway is located in the central bay, and a large external rubble chimney with a brick and rubble stack stands on the north-west side of the north-east bay. A two-bay cross-wing was added at the south-west end around 1600, with a further parallel two-bay cross-wing added later in the 17th century. A substantial chimney is situated at the junction of the earlier cross-wing and the original range. The building is partly single-storey with an attic, and partly two storeys in height.

The original range has three panels from sill to wall-plate, and retains a collar and tie-beam truss with struts and a V-strut above the collar at the north-east end. The earlier cross-wing features two rows of panels on the first floor, a jettied north-west gable supported by shaped brackets, and a north-west tie-beam truss with three struts. The later cross-wing has two rows of panels at ground floor level, two rows of close-set studding at first floor level, and a north-west tie-beam truss with latticed struts.

The north-west front elevation of the original range features a two-light ground floor casement and a 17th or earlier studded door with decorative strap hinges. The earlier gable end displays a four-light ground floor casement with a plank weathering, and a three-light leaded casement on the first floor. The later cross-wing gable end has a three-light casement on both the ground and first floors; the ground floor window also has a plank weathering. An attic light is located at the north-east end.

Inside, three pairs of cruck trusses remain within the original range.