Marlcliff Farmhouse

Farmhouse. It likely has origins from the 16th century, with 17th and later additions and alterations, and an early 19th century refacing. The main block is built of red brick with a brick dentil cornice; a lower wing at the right is of coursed lias stone. The roofs are tiled, with narrow brick end stacks. The plan is of three rooms, extended to a double-depth. It is two storeys high, with a three-window front. A six-panelled door with a moulded architrave is in the early 19th century style, with a wooden lintel above the door and window to the left; a simple brick flat arch sits over the door and windows. Early 19th century casement windows have glazing bars. A canted bay window is to the right of the door. The left end wall was rebuilt in the late 20th century. A raised area dates to the 19th century. The lias wing contains a late 17th or early 18th century two-panelled door, one window, and a dormer. A 17th century timber-framed gable is present. At the rear, two projecting gabled wings stand side by side, likely dating from the 17th century and refaced in the early 19th. They are of regular coursed lias with lias flat arches to windows. These wings partly obscure a lias stack with a brick shaft behind the lower wing. Inside, the three front ground floor rooms are from the early 19th century and feature six-panelled doors. The entrance hall has an earlier straight staircase leading to the rear and access to a former open fireplace, now enclosed as a store room. A rear room contains some exposed timbering and an old two-light window frame with 17th or earlier board shutters. A ground floor room in the lower wing has stop-chamfered spine beams with run-out stops, an open fireplace (altered), and an old latch to an external door. Much 16th and 17th century timber framing is visible on the first floor. One front room on the right has a close studded partition, partly opened up. Several 17th century three-plank doors are present, and many doors throughout have H-hinges.