Hercules Farmhouse And Attached Stables

Hercules Farmhouse and attached stables is a farmhouse that likely dates back to the 17th century, with later additions and alterations. It features a timber-framed structure with some plaster infill, a painted brick front facade, and a plain-tile roof. The layout is probably a three-unit plan with a cross-wing and an additional gabled section that projects forward to the right, along with a stable on the left.

The exterior includes a single-storey, two-unit range on the left with an attic in part, and one-and-a-half gabled storeys, alongside a two-unit range on the right. The central entrance has a plank door, with another similar entrance off-centre to the left. The stable entrance on the far left features plank split doors beneath an elliptical arch. The ground floor has, from left to right, two 2-light casement windows followed by two 3-light casement windows, all under elliptical arches and with sills. On the upper level, there is a 2-light casement window in the attic dormer, a skylight, and a 3-light casement window in each gable, also under elliptical arches with sills. The left range has a modillion eaves band, and the roofs are gabled. There is a right external stack and a cluster of three central internal stacks. The right gable end and the rear of the right wing display exposed square panels of timber-framing.

Inside, it is believed that the internal walls have exposed timber-framing, with chamfered beams and exposed rafters on the ceilings. The sitting room features an inglenook fireplace with a bressumer beam and a bacon cupboard to one side. The dining room has a blocked inglenook fireplace with a bressumer beam. On the first floor, the main bedroom is thought to have cruck wall timbers and ceiling beams, along with further exposed timber-framing.