Old House Farmhouse

Old House Farmhouse is a farmhouse that has been converted into a house. It dates from the early 17th century, with alterations made in the early 18th century and a remodel in the late 19th century. The building features a combination of timber framing with brick infill and sections made entirely of brick, including some handmade bricks on the south side of the rear elevation. The roofs are plain tiled and hipped at the north end of the main range. The farmhouse has a roughly T-shaped plan, with the main two-bay range running north to south and featuring a large external chimney at the rear with four stacks, as well as a chimney at the south gable end. All chimney stacks are star-shaped and date from the 19th century. A cross-wing with three framed bays intersects at the north end.

The main range is two storeys high, with an attic and cellar, and includes a 2-course band at the rear and a dentilled eaves cornice. The cross-wing is one storey with an attic. The framing in the three-bay wing includes an east gable end with a collar and tie-beam truss featuring two collars, three struts to the lower collar, two to the upper collar, and a concave-sided V-strut in the apex. The west gable end has been rebuilt.

On the east front elevation, the main range has two 3-light casements on both the ground and first floors, and to the right, there is a ledged and battened door, all featuring cambered heads. An attic light is present in the south gable end. The projecting wing to the right has an attic light and, at the angle with the main part, a 3-light casement with a cambered head and a 2-light casement.

Inside, the three-bay range retains cross-frames and purlins, and both ranges have large fireplaces. The cross-wing features a winder staircase in the central bay. There are 19th-century extensions at the south gable end of the main part and projecting north from the centre of the cross-wing. The house was formerly part of the Vernon Estate.