Pound Farmhouse

Pound Farmhouse is a farmhouse dating to the late 15th or early 16th century, with extensions and alterations made in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. It is timber-framed and has roughcast walling, with a plain tile gable end roof. The two-storey, four-window elevation features a large, early to mid-19th century Venetian window on the left, with triple-hung sashes and gothic glazing bars to the arched central light. To the right of this are three cast iron casements with three or four lights. A central, mid to late-18th century wooden doorcase has Doric pilasters, an enriched entablature, and a mutuled pediment. The door itself has four moulded panes and two glazed panes. The house originally comprised five bays. The northern bay is a 17th century addition and the southern bay was a two-storey wing to a three-bay hall in the centre. The three-bay hall has smoke-blackened roof timbers and a partition. It includes a cambered tie beam with a massive crown strut. The southern bay has early to mid-19th century detailing to the ground floor, with an 18th century chimney stack inserted between this bay and the next. The south gable end is constructed of mid to late-18th century chequered red brick, with a floor band and a burnt header lozenge pattern. A large, early 18th century two-storey extension is located at the rear, with a twin hipped roof, plastered walls, and dentilled brick eaves. The north wall of this extension has a tall red brick stack, corbelled at the top. A good, early to mid-18th century staircase is located in the centre of the house.