The Old House

The Old House is a farmhouse, now a house, that dates back to the 16th century with later additions and alterations. It features a timber-framed structure, partly constructed using cruck techniques, with painted brick infill and machine tile roofs. The building is arranged in an L-plan, consisting of a two-bay former open-hall range on the left, which was extended in the late 18th century, and a gabled cross-wing that projects to the rear on the right. The hall range has one storey and an attic, while the cross-wing has two storeys.

The framing includes large square and rectangular panels in the hall range, with two panels extending from the cill to the wall-plate. The 18th-century extension has similar but lighter panels, featuring three vertical struts from the tie beam to the collar. The cross-wing has three square and rectangular panels from the cill to the wall-plate, supported by short straight tension braces. It also has cambered tie beams with straight braces and V-struts from the collars.

Late 20th-century latticed casements are present throughout, including one in the centre of the hall range and another on the right, with a contemporary gabled eaves dormer directly above. The cross-wing has one window on each floor, also set within the framing panels. The entrance is through a late 20th-century lean-to porch located at the junction of the hall range and cross-wing, featuring a reused nail-studded door from the 16th or 17th century. A prominent red brick stack with one paired and rebated shaft and one single shaft is located to the right of the hall range, behind the ridge.

The interior was not accessible during the last survey in January 1986, but it was noted to contain two true cruck trusses in the former hall range.