Fowlchurch Farmhouse

Fowlchurch Farmhouse is a farmhouse that has been converted into a house. It dates back to the 17th century but was remodeled in the early 19th century. The building is constructed from coursed and squared sandstone and features a scallop-tiled roof. It has a three-unit plan and stands two storeys tall with a three-window range.

The rear elevation retains much of its 17th-century character, featuring an original doorway on the left with a plain stone lintel, and two three-light chamfered mullioned windows on the ground floor, along with a similar window above. The current entrance is located towards the right in an added porch, with a lean-to service room beyond that obscures any potential original windows.

The front elevation reflects the early 19th-century remodeling, with a doorway to the left of centre that has an arched panelled door set in a chamfered architrave. There are three windows on each floor, all of which are three-light casements with chamfered stone architraves. The building features tooled angle quoins, a chamfered gable end, and axial stacks between the two right-hand units.

Inside, the farmhouse has a three-room plan, with a 17th-century stone hood over the fireplace in one room. Another room contains 17th-century wall panelling (not in its original location), while a third room features dado panelling and a panelled chimney breast with a low-relief carved panel, which includes two fitted cupboards likely assembled from fragments during the 19th century.

Historically, the farm was originally part of the property of the nearby Dieu-la-Cres Abbey. In the 19th century, it belonged to William Brough, a local silk manufacturer, who likely oversaw its remodeling. Although there is a datestone from 1849 above the doorway, the house appears in its current form in a watercolour dated 1825.