Valiant'S Farmhouse

Valiant's Farmhouse is a house dating from the 15th century, with alterations made in the 16th century. It is timber framed, plastered, and has a roof covered with handmade red clay tiles. The building originally had two bays in the hall, but now consists of one bay and part of a second, facing northwest, with a 16th-century external chimney stack at the rear. To the left is a two-bay crosswing that jetties out at the front, also featuring a 16th-century external stack at the rear end. At the back, there is a late 16th-century stair tower located between these stacks, along with 20th-century single-storey extensions with flat roofs to the right and right rear.

The farmhouse is two storeys high and has two 20th-century casement windows on the ground floor and one on the first floor, as well as a 20th-century door. Below the jetty, there are two plain brackets. The roof is half-hipped at the right end, and the external chimney stacks are plastered. Inside, there are jowled posts and heavy studding that are exposed. The crosswing features a chamfered binding beam with step stops, and plain joists of horizontal section that are jointed to it using unrefined soffit tenons. A chamfered central crown post with thin axial braces is present, along with shutter grooves for unglazed windows above and below the jetty. There is a blocked unglazed window in the upper left wall, and another below it has been converted to a 20th-century window, both with shutter grooves.

The remaining part of the hall has an inserted floor from the late 16th century, with all joists of horizontal section chamfered with lamb's tongue stops and supported on pegged clamps. The hearth in the crosswing has been faced with 20th-century brick on the sides, while the hearth in the hall has been divided into two and plastered internally. The stair tower retains the original newel stair, featuring a round newel post and solid treads, which is a rare survival.