Boydell'S Farmhouse

House. Dating from the 16th century, with alterations in the 20th century, this timber-framed building is constructed with roughcast rendering and a roof of handmade red clay tiles. The main range, facing southwest, was built around 1580, comprising three bays. Attached to the right end is a three-bay crosswing dating to approximately 1500, with an internal stack situated at the junction of the two sections, forming a T-shaped layout. A 20th-century two-storey extension with a flat roof is located behind the main range, and a 20th-century single-storey lean-to is at the left end. A gabled porch, also from the 20th century, is positioned at the right end.

The house has two storeys and attics. The ground floor features four 20th-century casement windows; three more are on the first floor, and one in the attic gable. A 20th-century door is set within the gabled porch. Visible features include grouped diagonal shafts, rebuilt, and jowled posts with heavy studding. The crosswing has an underbuilt jetty at the front. Inside the crosswing are a chamfered binding beam with step stops, plain horizontal section joists, and a staircase in the original stair trap at the rear. Further features are an edge-halved and bridled scarf in the right wallplate and mortices and shutter grooves for unglazed windows. Original studded partitions divide the first-floor rear and middle bays. A cambered tiebeam is present, and the roof was probably originally constructed with crownposts, though it has since been altered.

The main range contains an inserted frieze window on the front of the first floor, dating from approximately 1580. This window is flanked by two blocked side windows, each complete with two moulded mullions and three saddle bars. A large wood-burning hearth, with a mantel beam possibly surviving from an earlier timber-framed chimney, is also present, alongside a blocked hearth on the first floor. The main range also has a chamfered binding beam with lamb's tongue stops, plain horizontal section joists, three original frieze windows (each with two blocked side windows complete with two moulded mullions and three diamond saddle bars), and an original clasped purlin roof with arched wind bracing. There is a chamfered tiebeam with lamb's tongue stops. A large wood-burning hearth with a cranked mantel beam is accompanied by an oak-framed spice cupboard, now missing its door. The house is noted for its exceptional range of original internal features.