Eastham Court Farmhouse

Eastham Court Farmhouse is a farmhouse dating from the early 17th century, with alterations made in the mid-19th century. It is timber-framed with brick infill and replacement walling, topped with plain tiled roofs. The building has an H-plan layout, featuring a hall section consisting of three framed bays that runs east to west, and a large external chimney at the rear with three square 19th-century stacks and a joint cap. Each of the two cross-wings has two framed bays; the east wing includes an external tufa chimney with offsets and a brick stack, while the west wing has an external brick chimney with a stack similar to those on the hall. There are single-bay full-height wings at the angles between the hall and cross-wings on the south elevation. The farmhouse is two storeys high with an attic that includes a dormer. All gables are adorned with moulded bargeboards and finials with pendants.

The framing features six rows of small square panels from the sill to the wall-plate, and it is likely that the roof was replaced in the 19th century, supported by collar and tie-beam trusses with long and short struts and a lower rail. On the south front elevation, all windows are 19th-century casements with moulded architraves, cornices, and tiled weatherings. The central bay of the hall has a large rectangular light and a three-light window, along with a three-light window on the first floor and a gabled dormer with a three-light window. The main entrance, located to the right, features a ledged and battened door with a transom light, set beneath the same cornice and weathering as the adjacent three-light window. The small single-bay wings have narrow rectangular windows on both floors. The left cross-wing gable end has a three-light window on both floors, while the right cross-wing gable end features a five-light window on both floors. Inside, the former parlour in the southeast corner has 17th-century oak panelling with an enriched frieze, and the main beams are all moulded. An oak staircase located to the east of the house has turned balusters and a plain handrail. There are also brick and timber-framed lean-to outshuts at the rear of the hall part.