Street Farmhouse

Farmhouse, dating from the 16th century or earlier with a west crossing, an early 17th century west wing and a rear extension to the crossing. An early 19th century renovation occurred. The house is timber frame construction with stuccoed sills and plastered walls featuring panelled pargetting of varied patterns. It has steep old red tile roofs. The house is T-shaped and faces south. The west wing has gables and is jettied on the south and east sides, indicating an older house likely extended further west, which was lost before the present 17th century east wing was built against the east jetty and a north service extension was added. A large, cruciform chimney rises above the ridge at the junction of the east and west wings, with a door and staircase located nearby. A small tiled, lean-to sits to the rear of the east wing, and pantiled, weatherboarded outbuildings are attached to the north end of the house. An 18th century external brick chimney is located on the service extension’s north side. The south front features a wavy 19th century bargeboard on the jettied west wing, a high plinth concealing an infilled cellar, a 3-light flush casement window on the first floor and a 4-light 19th century shallow rectangular bay window under the jetty. A dragon-post stands at the southeast corner, and the east side has heavy, bull-nosed joists with curved knee braces. The east wing is set back and includes a 6-panel flush-beaded door, with the top two panels glazed, partly under the jetty. A small 2-light casement sits above the door, accompanied by one window on each floor – a 3-light window above and a 4-light window below. A central chimney rises to the rear of the ridge. The west side has a side chimney serving the south room of the west wing and three flush casement windows on each floor. Inside the west wing, features include chamfered jowled posts and a cranked tie-beam to the upper floor. There are head mortices and a shutter groove for a 3-light diamond mullioned window in the front of the fireplace in the middle room on the ground floor, along with an elaborately moulded cut bracket supporting the axial beam. This beam is chamfered and is in the larger east bay, which is divided by the east wing. A fine carved oak wall cupboard, dating from around 1600, is located in the southeast corner, displaying a frieze, fluted pilasters and a strapwork inlay pattern.