Puddephat'S Farm

Puddephat's Farm is a farmhouse that has been converted into a private house. It dates back to the early 17th century and underwent alterations in the late 1930s, specifically around 1937, by Alban Carbe, who added new north and south crosswings. The building features an exposed timber frame inside, with the eastern wing roughcast and the exterior finished in red brick, topped with a steep old red tile roof that matches the extensions.

The farmhouse has a T-shaped plan with two storeys and attics, and a cellar beneath the eastern wing. The main range runs north-south and includes a lobby entry and an internal chimney, with a two-cell layout facing west. A staircase is located in the rear wing opposite the chimney. The front range has three bays, with a narrow chimney bay in the middle, while the eastern wing consists of two bays and features a large external chimney at the eastern gable, which has two conjoined square shafts. The main entrance, added around 1937, is located in this chimney and is topped with an armorial plaque.

The front of the house has twin, two-storey gabled crosswings that project outward. The windows are casements with segmental arches, which have been renewed. At the southeast corner, there is a small gabled brick well-house that contains a deep well still in use.

Inside, the farmhouse showcases exposed timber in the walls, with chamfered axial beams featuring hollow stops on the ground floor and similar beams with ogee stops on the first floor. The structure includes jowled posts, straight braces to tie-beams, and a clasped-purlin roof supported by collar-and-strut trusses. Notable features include a double-curved tension brace and a square-butted scarf joint of the wallplate in the rear wall, which is exposed on the staircase. The purlins are particularly heavy and long-span.