Cockerell'S Farmhouse And Bakehouse

A farmhouse and bakehouse, dating approximately to 1700 and 1800 respectively. The farmhouse is constructed of red brick in a Flemish bond pattern, with some flared blue headers, and incorporates areas of roughcast timber framing. The roof is covered in handmade red plain tiles. It is a single-span range facing southwest, at a right angle to the road, with two axial brick stacks arranged symmetrically. An original stair tower is located at the rear, and there is a two-storey lean-to along the full length of the rear, featuring a catslide roof that encloses the stair tower. The building is two storeys high with attics. A single-storey bakehouse is situated to the northwest, linked to the farmhouse by a wall containing an arched gateway and with a rear stack.

The front of the farmhouse displays a three-window range of early 19th-century sash windows, each with 16 lights and crown glass. The ground floor windows have segmental arches. There are two 20th-century casements in the lean-to dormer. The front door is an early 19th-century design with six panels (two glazed, two fielded, flush), set within a reeded doorcase with panelled jambs, a soffit, and a simple canopy. The brickwork is otherwise plain, with a band extending around part of the right return. A moulded wooden eaves cornice and wrought iron brackets support rainwater guttering. The roof is hipped and gambrel shaped.

The stair tower is roughcast rendered and has a hipped roof. Its rear elevation features an 18th-century three-light window with one wrought iron casement, rectangular leading, and handmade glass, which is a noteworthy feature requiring careful preservation. The bakehouse has one original horizontal sash window with 12 lights, a flush-panelled door that has been altered at the top, a dentilled eaves cornice, and a hipped roof.

Inside the farmhouse, the ceilings are unusually high for both storeys, with stop-chamfered spine beams with run-out stops above the floors. The joists are mostly plastered to the soffits. The left stack has a wide wood-burning hearth facing left, and smaller hearths are present elsewhere. On the first floor, there is an early 19th-century cast iron ducknest grate in the right stack, and a plain early 19th-century grate in the left stack. The stair tower contains an original dog-leg staircase with wide moulded handrails, square newels, and serpentine flat balusters, all meriting special care. Numerous 18th-century internal doors are present, featuring three-plank and battened construction. The bakehouse contains a large bread oven with a complete wrought iron door and spring latch.