Holliars Farmhouse

Holliars Farmhouse is a 17th-century farmhouse located on Shustoke Church Road. The building features a timber-frame structure, with parts of the frame exposed in the front gables and rear wall. The front is partially cased in red brick from the 18th century. A distinctive ridge stack made of red brick has V-shaped pilasters on the faces of three linked shafts, resembling chimneys found at Monwode Lea in Over Whitacre and Old Farmhouse on Tamworth Road in Over Whitacre.

The main range has a lobby-entry plan and includes a contemporary cross-wing at the east end, with a single-bay service addition at the west end. The farmhouse is one storey with an attic, featuring two full gable dormers on the front. The gable heads display exposed framing with Queen struts and lattice bracing. The lobby-entry doorway, which is from the late 19th or early 20th century, is accompanied by three 3-light casements set in segmental arches.

The cross-wing is also timber-framed, with brick casing on the ground floor and render on the first floor of the north side wall. It has two storeys, each with one 3-light casement. The rear gable of the cross-wing shows exposed framing with upward bracing. A short wing to the south-west is timber-framed with brick infill and has a plain-tiled roof. The framing consists of three panels in height on each wall.

Inside, the date of the farmhouse is inscribed on the chimney breast of the lobby-entry. There is a back-to-back inglenook hearth, with one side now blocked. The central room features an ogee-moulded and stopped main beam along with stop-chamfered joists. The service room to the west has a chamfered main beam. On the first floor, the closed truss shows exposed framing, originally part of the west gable end of the house, which is weathered with brick infill. The roof includes wind-braced through-purlins, with blades halved and pegged at the apex and a ridge piece laid on edge. The east cross-wing has a similar roof structure and consists of two bays.