Glebe Farmhouse

Glebe Farmhouse is a 17th-century farmhouse with alterations and additions dating to the 18th, early 19th, and mid-20th centuries. The farmhouse is constructed primarily of brick, with a brick dentil cornice to the central section. The right-hand section is brick replacing timber framing, and a small area of lias stone is visible in the centre. The roof is tiled, and there are brick chimneys. The building follows a T-shaped plan. It is two storeys high, plus one storey and attic, with a three-window front. There are entrances on two sides, each with a four-panelled door set within a simple wood architrave and a hood supported by shaped brackets. Most of the windows are leaded-light casements from the 18th and early 19th centuries. The centre of the two-storey section has a door to the right and a central window, which is four-light on the ground floor and three-light on the first floor, both with cambered brick arches. The stack on the left has three diagonally-set square shafts, largely rebuilt. The left section, believed to have been originally a separate cottage, has an 18th/early 19th-century dormer with a glazed apex, and a three-light window below. A 19th-century single-storey addition has a 20th-century casement door and stack. A further early 19th-century addition extends to the front of the original 17th-century building, featuring a brick cornice and a slate roof (distinct from the main concrete tile roof). This addition has a door flanked by tall cross windows under segmental arches, and two mid-20th-century metal casements, with a French casement between. A projecting timber-framed wing is located on the left. The rear elevation is two storeys high, incorporating timber framing with brick infill and 19th-century brick below, along with coursed lias, brick, and lateral brick stacks, and a lias stack with visible brick shafts on the entrance front. The interior includes a dairy with exposed panel framing and a broad chamfered ceiling beam, alongside a staircase to a former cheese loft. The kitchen features two old board doors with H-hinges, and winder stairs. A plain early 19th-century quarter-turn staircase is also present.