Crabb'S Farmhouse

House. Dating to circa 1500 with a 16th-century extension and alterations in the 18th century, it is timber framed and plastered with a roof of handmade red plain tiles. The building comprises five bays facing southwest, representing three distinct phases of construction. The central section of two bays dates to circa 1500, with a later stack positioned to the left, set back from the main axis. To the left of this is a two-bay extension from the 16th century, joined to the original section, with an external stack at its left end. Finally, a single bay section of wider span is attached to the right, structurally separate from the central part, with a central stack. The house has two storeys and a five-window range of 20th-century casement windows. A 20th-century door is situated within a lean-to porch. The left section has a lower roofline than the middle section. The walls of the right section have been raised approximately one metre, creating a roof higher than that of the middle section. All three sections feature jowled posts and heavy studding. The middle section contains a cambered central tiebeam, with the arched braces now missing, and an original chamfered axial beam with run-out stops in the left bay mounted on a ledged post. It also retains external bracing and a crownpost roof, complete with four axial braces; the right bay of this roof appears to be smoke-blackened, suggesting it was not originally fully floored. The left section has plain stops and a cambered central tiebeam complete with two chamfered arched braces. The right bay includes a studded partition to the left, in addition to the end frame of the middle section. The roof was rebuilt in softwood after damage caused by lightning in 1986. An 18th-century north wing, previously mentioned in the Royal Commission on Historical Monuments, is now a separate cottage.