The Wern Farmhouse

The Wern Farmhouse is a farmhouse dating from around 1400, with alterations made in the 17th century, mid-19th century, and mid-20th century. The building features a mix of materials, including part rubble (rendered at the rear) and timber framing, topped with a machine-tiled roof and three brick ridge stacks. The structure includes a hall and cross-wing plan, with the hall consisting of four cruck-framed bays aligned east to west. This includes a through-passage bay with the main chimney backing onto the passage. The cross-wing, which is situated at the west end, consists of three framed bays and is currently not in use. The farmhouse is single storey with an attic, featuring dormers.

The south front elevation has windows with timber lintels, including two three-light casements and one two-light casement on the ground floor. There are also two gabled dormers with three-light casements and a gabled porch supported by timber posts, which has a partly-glazed door. The gable end of the cross-wing to the left includes a door and a loft opening.

Inside, two pairs of full cruck blades are visible, with five pairs recorded as surviving. The former hall has a 17th-century ceiling that is divided into six compartments by stop-chamfered beams. The cross-wing retains much of its medieval roof structure, although it has been raised on the west side. This includes three main moulded arch-braced collar trusses, two subsidiary collar and tie-beam trusses with raking struts, two tiers of cusped wind-braces, and two tiers of purlins.