Home Farmhouse

Home Farmhouse is probably a 17th-century farmhouse that was dismantled, removed from its original location, and re-erected between 1904 and 1906 on its present site. It is timber framed on a red brick plinth with brick infill, and has stone slate roofs.

Originally, the farmhouse was 'L'-shaped, although early 20th-century additions have been made to the rear. During the re-erection process, the axis of the building was changed, effectively swapping the front and back. The farmhouse is two storeys high, comprising a "hall" of two and a half framed bays, and a "cross-wing" of two bays which slightly projects to the front and more significantly to the rear.

Much of the timber framing has been renewed. The framing is characterised by square panels, with three panels from the cill to the wall plate, and short tension braces. The "cross-wing" has jowled wall posts and V-struts from the collar. The windows are all early 20th-century leaded casements with two, three, or four lights, with one window on the first floor and three on the ground floor of the "hall," and one window on each floor of the "cross-wing." Large red brick stacks are located in the left-hand gable end of the "hall," and on the ridge and gable end of the "cross-wing," the latter being stepped out to the ground floor. Entrances to the rear are located within two-storied, early 20th-century, red brick additions built in the angle between the "hall" and "cross-wing." A single-storied lean-to to the left of the "cross-wing" end stack has a 17th-century leaded casement window brought from Arclyd, a now demolished house in Cheshire.

The interior features chamfered cross beams to the ground floor with ox-tongue chamfer stops, and an oak door dated 1709 in the kitchen. An inscription dated 1905 on the "cross-wing" end stack indicates that the oak timber work is a reproduction based on the materials of a house at Betchton near Sandbach in Cheshire. However, timbers from old houses in the Market Drayton area were also used in the reconstruction.

The building was re-erected to serve as a bailiff's house, and is included on the list partly as an early 20th-century example of the preservation of a historic structure by relocation.