Chandos

Chandos is a farmhouse that likely dates from the late 16th century, with extensions added in the 18th century. It features a timber-frame structure with rubble that is partly rendered, stone slate roofs, and brick stacks. The building has an irregular plan, with the main range from the 16th century aligned east to west, a cross-passage, and a south porch. A return wing is located on the north side at the west end, and a wide projecting wing was added to the south-west in the 18th century. There are also two subsidiary ranges aligned north to south, probably from the 18th century, which were used for a granary, pigeons, and possibly cider, attached to the north side of the main range by a short parallel block.

The farmhouse has two storeys. The south elevation features two 18th-century casement windows in the main range, with three lights in three windows and one window with four lights in the principal ground-floor room on the left side. There is a centrally placed gabled porch with heavy corner posts, which has been cased. The porch has 19th-century bargeboards and a ledged 17th-century door. The ridge stack is slightly to the left of the porch, with a rear off-ridge stack to its right. The projecting wing to the left has two ground-floor casements, one with three lights and the other with two lights, situated on either side of a central rubble stack with a brick shaft. Some narrow 18th-century studs are visible above the left window. The east gable features herringbone struts from the king-post, while the north side of the main range has heavy closely set studs to the west of the tallet stairs and nesting ledges of the rear parallel block.

Inside, there are two segmentally-headed entries from the cross-passage leading to the former kitchen at the east end of the principal range. The porch projects inwards over the top of the cross-passage and features close studding. The principal room to the west of the cross-passage has deeply chamfered beams with stops that divide the ceiling into four main panels, with smaller similar beams further subdividing these. There is a moulded jowl to the wall-post in the south-east corner. This farmhouse is a remarkably complete example of a higher-ranking farmhouse. However, there were serious roof leaks in the main range and dereliction of the northern parts at the time of the survey in January 1985.