Church House

Church House is a farmhouse dating from the late 16th to early 17th century, with a later 17th-century extension and some mid-20th century alterations. The structure is timber-framed with painted brick infill, sitting on a plinth of coursed rubble, and topped with a tile roof. It has an L-shaped layout, with the main range facing north-west and a later wing added to the south-west. The south-east front is two storeys high above a cellar, with a jetty projecting to the right. This front originally had two 2-light casement windows, a 2-light casement to the left, and a 4-light casement to the right, with a cellar entrance in the right-hand corner and another 2-light casement to its left. The jetty originally extended along the south-west wall, before the later wing was added, and survives on the north-east wall. A ledged and boarded door, under a plank weathering, is accessed via steps in the north-east wall. The timber framing features four square panels in height with straight angle braces. The jetty’s chamfered bressummer is supported by curved brackets, with dragon beams at the corners. The gable truss in the north-east wall includes struts to the collar and trenched purlins. Inside, there are exposed chamfered and stopped ceiling beams. A 17th-century staircase in the south-west wing has heavy turned balusters, a moulded handrail, and square carved newels.