The Dairy Farmhouse

The Dairy Farmhouse is a house that dates from the early 16th century, with elements from the early and late 17th century. It features a timber-framed structure with red brick infill set on a sandstone plinth, and has a plain-tiled roof with a red brick ridge stack. The main range, built in the late 17th century, is three storeys high and is flanked by earlier cross-wings. The ground and first floors of the main range each have two late 20th-century wood casements with small panes, and there is a similar single casement at the third storey.

The south-west cross-wing, dating from the early 16th century, is two storeys tall and has a gable end window with a flush frame and small panes. It features a late 20th-century plank door set within a moulded wood architrave. The exposed framing includes cambered tie beams, upward bracing, jowled heads on the posts, and a crown-post that is unmoulded, with double pegs connecting it to the tie beam and collar. The north-east cross-wing, from the early 17th century, is also two storeys high and has framing consisting of three panels up to the height of each wall, with Queen struts supporting the collars. It has one late 20th-century wood casement on both the first and ground floors.

At the rear of the south-west cross-wing is a late 17th-century extension that is timber-framed and red brick, consisting of one bay. Inside, the early 16th-century cross-wing features arch-braced tie beams, double pegging to the studs, and remnants of the original door lintel. The late 17th-century main range includes an Inglenook hearth that is partly made of sandstone, and the original roof has stop-chamfered tie beams and braces. The north-east cross-wing has two bays with arch-braced tie beams and Queen-strut roof trusses. The extension to the south-west cross-wing contains an open hearth with a bread oven and a wrought-iron pot hook.