Martin Court Farmhouse

Martin Court Farmhouse is a farmhouse dating from the 17th century, with late 19th-century alterations and additions, and extensive restoration during the mid-20th century. It is built of hand-made brick in English bond with sandstone dressings, featuring plain tiled roofs and a very large external brick stack with tiled offsets on the north elevation, along with two small external brick chimneys on the west side elevation. The main range is oriented on a west/east axis, with cross-wings at each end and large gabled wings projecting from the main part; the north central wing has the large chimney at its gable end. The building has two storeys, an attic with dormers in the side elevation, and a cellar.

On the north elevation, which is the original front, the main part features a former main entrance on the left side, consisting of a part-glazed door with a rectangular fanlight of five square panes, set within a blocked opening with a cambered head. To the right is the chimney wing, which has sandstone mullion and transom windows, largely restored, flanking the stack on both floor levels; the lower ground floor window has only a transom. The left side of the wing has a ground floor window, while the right side has a ground and first floor window of the same type. The left gable end features a ground and first floor 20th-century cross casement, along with paired rectangular attic lights that have a hood mould with returns above.

The south elevation shows that mid-20th-century restoration work converted a large elliptical rear archway with sandstone on brick dressings in the central rear wing into the main entrance, which is now glazed with a central multi-paned door. Inside, some stop-chamfered main beams have been retained. The central room, which has a large chimney, features a chamfered and moulded whipping post attached to the west wall.