Fairfield House

Fairfield House is a farmhouse, now a house, dating to 1669, with alterations from the 18th century and the mid-20th century. The original part is timber-framed with rendered infill, and part is rendered brick, with a plain and machine-tiled roof. The original section comprises three bays orientated north/south, with a central east porch wing; the central chimney bay has a large brick ridge stack with blind arcading and originally formed a lobby-entry plan. The house has two storeys and an attic. The timber framing features close-set studding on the ground floor, and a first floor with three rows of square panels and long straight braces in the lower corners. A visible collar and tie-beam truss at the north gable end has two collars (four struts to the lower collar, two to the upper collar, and a V-strut in the apex). The east elevation has 20th-century casement windows: the ground floor has a 3-light, a 2-light, and a blocked window, while the first floor has three 3-light windows. 20th-century doors are in the outer bays. The porch wing has been underbuilt and now has a 20th-century canted bay window on the ground floor and a 2-light first floor window. Inscribed on the roof truss collar is “IP 1669 SD”. The interior retains stop-chamfered main ceiling beams. Around 1835, a large addition was made to the south, creating a new south entrance front. This two-storey, three-bay section features 4-pane sash windows, a central entrance with a 20th-century door and barred segmental fanlight. The initials "IP" on the porch wing are said to stand for Isaac Perks, the original owner of the house. The property is notable for its late date for its plan form and type of framing.