Cawston Farm House

Former farmhouse dating to the mid- to late-18th century, with substantial elements from a mid-17th century building; later additions and alterations were also made. The house is constructed of red brick with pitched machine tile roofs. It has a double-depth, four-bay plan with a rear range, a single-storey late-19th century service range with a 20th century addition, and a late-19th century addition to the left gable end of the front range, also with 20th century extensions.

The exterior features all windows with original openings and stone sills, though the windows have been replaced with uPVC frames mimicking the original style. The north (front) elevation has three windows to the first floor, followed by a 1930s two-storey canted bay window to the right. The ground floor has a late-19th century half-glazed double door to the left, a tripartite sash window, and an entrance with a six-panel door and rectangular overlight set within a pilastered doorcase with consoles supporting a flat hood. Integral end stacks and a plain plat band are interrupted by the doorcase and bay window. The rear range has three segmental-headed three-light casements to the first floor, with similar openings to the ground floor featuring paired half-glazed doors in the centre. A gabled two-light dormer and a brick ridge stack are positioned to the right of centre. A late-19th century addition to the front incorporates a 1930s bay window. The late-19th century service range, located at the south-east corner of the rear range, has a rendered front wall, a slate roof hipped to the left, and two ridge stacks.

The interior includes a diamond-patterned stone-flagged entrance hall extending through both ranges. A straight-flight staircase is situated at the far end, rising through the rear range to join a landing in the front range, where it turns to ascend to the attic. The staircase features a closed string and turned balusters from the ground floor to the attic, where the balustrade changes to a Chinese Chippendale style. A moulded handrail and square newels are present, except at the foot where they are wreathed and radiating. A chimneybreast in the rear range has a timber lintel of an infilled inglenook fireplace, now within a passage parallel to the entrance hall. A fireplace on the other side of this chimney breast has a segmental brick arch, now incorporated into the kitchen. The house combines six-panel and four-panel doors on the lower floors, with some plank doors leading to the attics. Several rooms feature 19th century cast-iron fireplaces in plain surrounds, and ground-floor sash windows retain panelled window shutters, along with half-glazed double doors on the front wall. The rear range has chamfered ceiling beams with straight-cut stops, and one first-floor room also displays exposed joists. Roof purlins are visible. A cellar lies beneath part of the rear range.

This is a substantial mid- to late-18th century farmhouse incorporating significant elements of a mid-17th century building and retaining original interior features.