Farmhouse At Hoskins Farm

Hoskins Farm is a farmhouse dating from the 16th century, with alterations made in the 19th century. It is a large, timber-framed building that stands two storeys high and is plastered on the exterior, facing west. The farmhouse features a very steep old red tile roof that is hipped, with shaped rafter feet that overhang at the eaves. There is a large central chimney located one third from the north end, and an external gable chimney at the south end, which is off-centre towards the front.

The layout of the house follows a three-unit plan, with a parlour at the north end and two rooms divided axially at the south end. A cross-passage includes a rear door and a chimney at the upper end of the hall. The passage runs along the front wall, with a door opposite the stack and a staircase. On the first floor of the east side near the north end, there is a four-light diamond mullioned unglazed window with a groove for shutters.

In 1982, the timber frame was temporarily exposed, revealing close-studding on the east wall, indicating that the eaves of the southern part of the house were formerly lower than those of the northern part. The west front has four windows, generally featuring 19th-century three-light flush sash windows, with a two-light window above the door that has a 19th-century pilastered surround and scrolled trusses supporting a flat hood.

Inside, the farmhouse has heavy jowled bay-posts, chamfered ceiling beams, and exposed square-section joists. The roof retains a surviving wattle and daub panel above the tie beams of a four-bay queen post clasped purlin roof, which includes curved wind braces. A fine 17th-century decorative panelled door has been reused for the south bedroom, along with two plain 18th-century two-panelled doors and an 18th-century six-panel raised and fielded door to the southeast room on the ground floor.