Trench Farmhouse

Farmhouse. Dating from the early 17th century, with later additions and alterations. The original structure is timber-framed with painted brick infill, sitting on a painted chamfered Grinshill stone plinth. There are also later 19th-century painted brick additions, and the roof is covered in plain tiles. Originally comprising four framed bays and likely of a baffle-entry plan, the farmhouse has been considerably extended to the left in the 19th century. The timber framing is best preserved at the rear and features square panels, extending from the cill to the wall-plate, with long and short straight tension braces, some of which have been renewed and partly painted to resemble the originals. The 19th-century windows are mostly casements, with one to the left and two directly below the eaves to the right. A 19th-century brick lean-to contains a segmental-headed doorway on the exterior and an internal 17th-century plank and muntin door. A four-light mullioned and transomed window is located to the left of the lean-to, and there's a 19th-century gabled dormer in the roof slope to the right. Two red brick ridge stacks are centrally located on the 17th-century portion, with a tall external red brick stack at the right gable end. Later 19th-century additions to the left continue under the same roof pitch, painted black and white to imitate timber framing, with a lower painted brick addition extending to the far left. The interior retains a chamfered plinth which runs around the 17th-century part, including to the former left gable end where a 19th-century addition now connects. Deep-chamfered spine and cross beams are present with straight-cut stops to the ground-floor rooms, and a jowled wall post is visible in the back right corner. The right ground-floor room has an 18th-century wall cupboard with a panelled door and H-hinges. Original plank and muntin doors are found throughout the house, and the first floor and attic retain original floorboards. The roof is a single-purlin collar and tie beam construction in three bays plus a chimney bay, with the position of a previously infilled window visible above the collar to the right gable end.