Temple Farmhouse

Temple Farmhouse is a farmhouse that has been converted into a house. It is possibly late medieval in origin but was rebuilt in the late 16th century and early 17th century, with further alterations and additions made in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. The building was partially refaced in brick in 1902. It features a timber-framed and plastered structure, with painted brick elements and plain tiled roofs that are half hipped to the right side, along with a 19th-century gault brick stack. There is another stack to the left side in front of the ridge.

The main range is two stories high and has a double pile plan with a gabled wing at the rear. There is a lower range to the south that has one story and an attic, with 20th-century additions to the east. The original building included an aisled hall, which survives at least in plan, and was rebuilt in the late 16th or 17th century, with walls raised to create a kitchen extension of two units featuring a large central stack to the north. The rear wing may have previously served as an entrance or stair turret.

The west elevation presents a three-bay facade with a central doorway, which is sheltered by an open porch with an ogee-shaped corrugated iron roof and a half-glazed door. There are exposed niches of red brick associated with the internal stack on the left side. To the left, there is a large bay window from 1902, along with two first-floor and one ground-floor horizontal sliding sash windows dating to around 1800, all featuring small panes set in segmental brick arches. The lower range has two similar but larger windows and one dormer window.

Inside, the exposed timber frame and floor frames reveal various building periods, with the roofs having been rebuilt but retaining some original timber. Three open fireplaces have been sealed or relined. The farmhouse is located on the site of the Templars' manor house and grange buildings from the 14th century, which were situated within a rectangular moat.