Great Coopers Farmhouse

Great Coopers Farmhouse is a farmhouse that has now been converted into a house. It dates from the early 17th century and features a crosswing and a brewhouse, with a bakehouse at the rear connected by an early to mid-19th century bay. A late 17th to early 18th century wing has been added to the left of the crosswing. The building is constructed with a combination of render over brick and timber frame, topped with gabled old tile roofs. It has 17th century brick ridge and end stacks that have been finished in 20th century brick. The layout is L-shaped with a rear right wing and consists of one storey and an attic, featuring a two-window range.

The façade includes a mid-19th century bracketed gabled hood over a central four-panelled door, with segmental arches above three-light wood casements, some of which date from the mid to late 19th century. There is a large mid-19th century gabled dormer to the left and a late 17th to early 18th century gabled wing at the rear left. The bakehouse at the rear is one storey high, constructed with weatherboard over a timber frame, and has a 20th century door and wood casements.

Inside, the farmhouse showcases an exposed timber frame. The crosswing to the right features a chamfered beam and a 17th century window opening to the rear, along with an open fireplace and stop-chamfered beam and joists. The left side also has stop-chamfered beams and joists, with jowled storey posts supporting cellar trusses that are exposed at the first floor level, and a 17th century four-light wood-mullioned window to the rear. The brewhouse and bakehouse at the rear, consisting of two bays, also have an exposed timber frame with a 17th century wood-mullioned window to the rear. The reconstructed roof features straight-bracing to the tie beams, and the left bay has a timber lintel over a large open fireplace with a bread oven. The floored end to the right includes a quarter-turn staircase with solid treads. Notably, this house was relocated from its original site at Coopers End in Takely due to the expansion of Stanstead Airport.