Farmhouse At Red House Farm

The farmhouse at Red House Farm is a Grade II listed building, dating from around 1500 to 1520. Originally an open-hall house, it had a chimney added in the 17th century, an east crosswing added in the 19th century, and a lean-to at the west end converted into part of the house in the later 20th century. The structure features a timber frame with brick nogging, while the front and east wing are finished in stucco. It has steep old red tile roofs.

This medieval hall house has an unusual layout, with a small lofty hall to the east of the current entrance and two storeyed bays extending to the west, which end in a jetty. The service rooms were likely located where the 19th-century east crosswing now stands. The 17th-century conversion included back-to-back fireplaces, a rear stair, and a lobby entrance on the north front, created in the first storeyed bay to the west of the hall, which was then floored.

The house has two storeys and three windows facing north, with the late east crosswing being half-hipped and projecting both to the front and rear. The windows are recessed casements, with two-light and three-light configurations. A six-panel door with a flat hood provides access. Inside, the farmhouse features exposed timbers, including a fine original deeply moulded cross beam to the west of the stack, which has ogee and hollow mouldings and mortices for joists that were removed when the stack was inserted. There is a solid knee brace supporting the cambered tie-beam above, straight tension braces in the walls, and curved wind-braces in the roof. A closed truss remains on the first floor to the east of the stack, which was formerly the west end of the open hall.