Rowney Farm

Rowney Farm is a large, late 17th and early 18th century former farmhouse. It is timber-framed and mostly plastered, with a steep gabled roof covered in old red tiles. The original farmhouse has two storeys and attics, with five windows. It features external gable chimneys. A two-storey timber-framed and plastered extension was added in the lower 18th century on the north end, with its own hipped roof of old tiles. A single-storey, weatherboarded kitchen wing is located at the northwest corner, also with a large gable chimney. Modern additions include a glazed front porch and a conservatory at the south end.

The windows are C19 cross windows with small panes and cast iron casements. The main entrance has a broad, 18th-century door surround featuring an architrave, a swelled frieze, and a triangular pediment, with two-light cast iron casements in the north extension. The rear elevation includes two dormers and a modern lean-to extension.

The interior features high rooms, a central well staircase, and substantial axial beams, which are chamfered with bar stops. The attic retains upstanding beams suggesting a cross wing at the south end. On the first floor, there are two-panel doors with H-hinges.

The farm was part of the Pishiobury estate and was sold in 1865, at which time some farm buildings were reportedly newly erected. Records indicate that “Rowneys” was mentioned as a messuage in deeds dating back to 1735.