Howlett'S Hall Farmhouse

Howlett's Hall Farmhouse is a house that dates from the 17th century or earlier, with extensions made in the 18th or 19th century. It is timber-framed, weatherboarded, and plastered, topped with handmade red clay tiles. The building has a double range plan facing northwest, with the rear range being the older part and the front range added later, creating a square layout. There are two stacks located symmetrically between the ranges.

The exterior features two storeys and includes a single-storey ancillary range to the rear left, which has an axial stack and is roofed with red clay pantiles. The main façade has a three-window range of 18th or early 19th century sashes with six over six lights. A central 20th-century half-glazed door is set within a 20th-century gabled porch. The front and right elevations are plastered, while the rest of the building is weatherboarded. Each range has a hipped roof. The right elevation features a two-window range of similar sashes, one of which is a replacement with horns. The left elevation has one 18th or early 19th century sash on the ground floor and two on the first floor. There is also a ground-floor casement window, with one half made up of an early 18th century sash that has heavy ovolo glazing bars turned sideways. The sash above it contains some crown glass. The rear elevation has one 18th or early 19th century sash on the ground floor, and on the first floor, there is one similar sash and one with four over four lights.

Inside, there is an original straight staircase with a quarter turn at the top, featuring simple chamfered newels, pine handrails, and stick balusters. Heavy oak framing is visible in the rear range, mostly covered with plaster. The right rear hearth contains 20th-century grates and a stove. The ancillary range has a large wood-burning hearth facing forward, with the cast-iron door of a bread oven still in place, although the oven at the rear has been demolished. The farmhouse is shown as Howlet Hall on Chapman and Andre's road map from 1777.