Edge End Farmhouse

Edge End Farmhouse is a farmhouse that was originally built possibly in the 16th century or earlier. It was remodeled in the early 19th century and has undergone subsequent alterations. The structure was originally cruck-framed, with the lower walls made of roughly coursed and squared sandstone, which have been raised in brick. The roof is plain-tiled.

The farmhouse is two storeys high and features a three-window range. It has a two-unit plan, with the current doorway leading to a stair-hall situated between the two units. The original end lobby entrance is now an internal doorway against the back wall of the main fireplace. The doorway has a plain stone architrave, and to its left is a two-light unchamfered mullioned window, which may date from the 18th century. To the right is an early 20th-century casement window with two lights. There are gabled dormers in the attic that are likely from a similar period.

A single-storey wing, also made of coursed and squared stone, projects to the right, and a later 19th-century brick wing has been added to the rear. The rear elevation features one early 17th-century plain chamfered mullioned window. The gable walls show the lines of an earlier gable, which relates to a single-storeyed building. The south gable is rendered over, but the moulded kneelers are clearly visible.

Inside, one cruck frame remains intact, and the lower part of another pair of blades forms the basis of a fire-bay that supports the bressumer and connects to the back wall. It is likely that the crucks are all that remains of the original timber-framed building, which was later encased in stonework. However, it is also possible that both the stonework and the crucks were constructed during the same phase. The crucks do not form exterior walls, and the sectional form of the stonework matches that of the crucks. The interior features a chamfered and stopped spine beam in the parlour, and a roughly chamfered spine beam in the principal room, both of which have chamfered and stopped joists.