Greenhill Farmhouse

Farmhouse, dating from the late 15th century, with additions made in the early 16th century, and featuring an early 17th-century staircase and north-west wings. Later alterations occurred in the 17th, 18th, and 20th centuries. The house is timber framed, with close studding and square framing, incorporating lath and plaster and brick infill; some areas have been rendered, while others have been refaced or rebuilt in brick. The roofs are covered in old tiles, and there are brick stacks. The plan is complex. The two-storey farmhouse with an attic has a five-window front. The front features a central range, two cross wings of differing heights, and a gabled staircase projection in the right re-entrant angle. The central range has a brick underbuild. The entrance has a plank door and a hood supported by simple brackets. The windows are generally leaded-light casements, with one ogee-headed light on the left, wood mullioned and transomed windows on the right (four-lights to the ground floor, and a three-light window above with a small adjoining casement), and a two-light casement on the left. The staircase range has a two-light latticed casement and a small gable light. The left wing is underbuilt in plastered brick, and has three-light casements with brick segmental arches. The left return side exhibits close studding in the lower section and square framing above. An irregular left return side contains an external brick stack with two diagonally-set square shafts. The gabled range demonstrates exposed framing with jowled posts and brick infill, set upon a brick underbuild. A further brick range includes a 20th-century plank door and adjacent window, along with 20th-century casements. The right return side has a brick range on the left with two-light casements, and a lower timber-framed range to the right. The fenestration is irregular. The gable of the central range is visible above the roofline. The rear elevation is largely brick and includes a brick external stack on the left. Although interior inspection was not permitted, the Victoria County History notes the presence of chamfered beams with moulded stops and square joists in the hall and north room, alongside a 17th-century timber-framed partition. The hall also has a flagged floor and an open fireplace with a chamfered bressumer. South wing rooms are described as having stop-chamfered beams. The 17th-century staircase has turned balusters, and a partition is located on the first floor with heavy framing. The roof of the south wing is smoke blackened.