Fowler'S Farmhouse

Fowler's Farmhouse is a house that dates back to the 17th century, with extensions added in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. It is timber framed, plastered, and has a roof made of handmade red clay tiles. The house has two bays facing southwest, featuring a rear stack in the left bay and a service wing beyond, along with a 19th-century internal stack at the right end. There is a lean-to extension from the 18th or 19th century at the rear right angle and a large 20th-century extension to the left, connected to the main building by a single-storey link. The farmhouse is one storey high with attics, and it has two 20th-century casement windows and two additional casement windows in flat-roofed dormers. A 20th-century door is located in the link section. The front has a gambrel roof, while the rear of the main building and the service wing have a normal pitch.

Inside, the right bay features a chamfered axial beam, which is damaged at the right end, with stops at the other end concealed by an inserted stair. Behind this beam are plain joists of large vertical section, and in front of it are chamfered joists of vertical section with lamb's tongue stops, two of which have been replaced. These joists are jointed to the beam with soffit tenons that have diminished haunches. The left bay has a chamfered axial beam with lamb's tongue stops, and the joist has been renewed. The roof has clasped purlins and includes some re-used smoke-blackened rafters from a medieval hall. There are two wood-burning hearths in the left stack; the front hearth has been reduced for a 20th-century grate, while the rear hearth has been adapted for a stove. The name "Fowler's Farmhouse" comes from John Fowler, who owned a messuage and 60 acres of land in 1532. By 1701, the holding had expanded to 70 acres, including land in the parish of North Fambridge.