The Old Farmhouse And Adjoining Stable

The Old Farmhouse and adjoining stable, now a house and garage, dates back to around 1400, with extensions in the 16th and 17th centuries, and further alterations in the mid-19th and mid-20th centuries. It is timber-framed with rendered infill on a limestone rubble base; some areas have been refaced with painted brick and replacement walling. The roof is covered with plain tiles and corrugated iron. Originally a cruck hall house, likely of two framed bays aligned north/south, it was extended by one framed bay to the south and a cross-wing of four framed bays at the north gable end. The north bay of the original part has a large inserted chimney with a brick ridge stack, and the cross-wing features an additional single-bay north wing, an external ashlar chimney with offsets, two square stacks with moulded capping, and a large east-end chimney. Parts of the building are two storeys high, while others are single-storey with an attic containing dormers; a dentilled eaves cornice is present at the rear. The original part is cruck-framed with two panels from sill to wall-plate and some close-set studding on the west side. The cross-wing has close-set studding to the west end and north side. The collar and tie-beam truss at the west end has close-set struts, while the north wing has three panels from sill to wall-plate, short straight upper corner braces, and a collar and tie-beam truss with two struts to the collar and a V-strut in the apex. The west front has a 19th-century and a 20th-century canted bay window, two gabled dormers with 2-light casements, and a ledged and battened door for the main entrance. The cross-wing gable end has two 20th-century cross-casements on the ground floor and a 3-light first-floor casement, with a single-light casement on the south side of the north wing. A former stable adjoins the south end of the main part, featuring two framed bays and two levels; it has two panels from sill to wall-plate and a truncated collar and tie-beam truss with four struts at the south end. A large 20th-century garage door is incorporated into the south elevation. Internally, three pairs of full cruck trusses remain. A later, 17th-century chamfered cross-beamed ceiling is visible in the original north bay, along with a large fireplace. Moulded stone fireplaces are present on both floors of the west bay of the cross-wing; the ground floor fireplace has a four-centred head. The rear two bays of the cross-wing have substantial lateral main ceiling beams and a very large fireplace, approximately 12 feet wide. This property possesses group value due to its historical and architectural significance.