Elton Farmhouse

Elton Farmhouse is a farmhouse dating from the late 16th century, with extensions from the early 17th century and alterations from the mid-19th century. It is timber-framed with brick and rendered infill on a rubble and brick base, featuring some brick replacement walling and partly roughcast surfaces. The roofs are plain tiled, with a brick ridge stack on the central range. The building has an H-plan layout, with the main range consisting of three framed bays aligned east to west and a single-bay north-east wing. The main range includes a large chimney in its west bay, while the wing has an external chimney on its east side.

In the early 17th century, a cross-wing of two framed bays was added at the west end, which features an external rubble chimney with offsets and a brick stack on its west side. A lean-to porch with a catslide roof was also added on the north side between the wings during this period. The farmhouse has two storeys, with the framing displaying two rows of square panels per storey. The 16th-century wing has a north end collar and tie-beam truss with four struts and a V-strut in the apex. The 17th-century cross-wing has a north end collar and tie-beam truss with two collars, four struts to the lower collar, and two to the upper collar. The lean-to porch features two rows of panels from the sill to the wall-plate.

On the north front elevation, the central porch has a three-light 19th-century casement and a ledged and battened door. The left gable end has a two-light 19th-century casement on both floors, with the ground floor window featuring a plank weathering. The north gable end has a three-light 19th-century casement on both floors. There is a weather-boarded lean-to addition with a catslide roof on the east side, enclosing the external east chimney. Adjoining the east end of the main range is a timber-framed wing of two bays, which has a doorway in its north front elevation.

Inside, the main range retains most of its internal framing and features a large fireplace in the west bay. The two-bay east wing has a central upper open cruck truss with an upper king strut above the collar, and the cruck blades are very slender and elbowed.