Wood House Farmhouse And Adjoining Granary

A farmhouse with an adjoining granary, dating to approximately 1600, with alterations in the late 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. The farmhouse is constructed of sandstone rubble, timber framing with painted brick and rendered infill, standing on a rubble base. It has slate roofs and a large rubble ridge stack with a brick shaft to the main range. The farmhouse is arranged in a T-shape, with a main range roughly three bays wide, aligned north/south, featuring a large central chimney and a through-passage to the north of the chimney. A large cross-wing was added to the south end, likely in the 18th century. Part of the farmhouse is two storeys, part is single storey and has an attic with a dormer, and part is three storeys high. The timber framing consists of three panels from sill to wall-plate, with no trusses visible. The west front has a ground-floor three-light casement with a cambered brick head, a first-floor three-light casement, and a raking-top dormer with a three-light casement. An entrance to the left of the central stack has a lean-to canopy supported by straight brackets, leading to a four-panel flush door. The cross-wing is substantial, and its windows have wedge lintels. The gable end has a tripartite ground-floor sash window with a four-pane central sash, a first-floor three-light 20th-century casement, a second-floor tripartite plain sash, and moulded bargeboards. A brick stack is located on the south side of the roof. In the angle between the main range and the cross-wing is a large lean-to addition, featuring a three-light 20th-century casement with a wedge lintel, the main entrance featuring a lean-to canopy supported by metal brackets and a three-panel flush door, and a tall brick stack on its north side. The granary wing adjoins the north end of the main range and extends west. Constructed of sandstone rubble with a slate roof, it is of 17th-century origin, with two bays and two levels. External sandstone steps lead to a ledged and battened door on its south side, with old purlin ends visible at the west gable end.