Sibley'S Farmhouse

Sibley’s Farmhouse is a house dating from the 14th and 16th centuries. It is timber-framed and rendered with a red plain tile roof. The house is two storeys high with cellars and has gabled, jettied crosswings on the left and right sides. It features a four-window front with a mix of 17th, 19th, and 20th-century casement windows. A mid-16th century red brick chimney stack is present, with early 17th-century diagonal shafts attached.

The timber framing is largely original inside, including jowled storey posts, cambered tie beams and crown post roofs. There are two original fireplaces with brick arches, along with 16th-century post and plank screens. A 16th-century staircase tower contains an original newel stair. Original 16th-century windows have moulded mullions, and numerous 16th and 17th-century doors remain. Late 16th-century floral wall paintings are found in the right-hand wing.

Two single-storey rear wings extend from the main house; one contains a 16th-century or earlier kitchen, incorporating remnants of an original timber chimney and a queen post roof. This wing is linked to the main house by a one-bay infill dating from the late 18th century. An adjacent wing, dating from the late 17th or early 18th century, features an original large corner cupboard. The group value of this building lies in its remarkable survival and exceptional historical and architectural interest.