Green Farmhouse And Attached Service Wing

Green Farmhouse and attached service wing is a late 16th and early 17th century farmhouse, with alterations from the 18th and early to mid-19th centuries. The farmhouse has a red brick exterior, largely replacing earlier timber-frame walling, while the service wing is entirely of brick. The roof is tiled with pantiles and has a central ridge stack with linked flues. It is originally a three-unit lobby-entrance plan farmhouse with service rooms located at the eastern end. A single-storey service wing extends at right angles from the northeast corner.

The farmhouse is two storeys with an attic. The original main facade faces south, with a three-window range of three-light casement windows on the first floor. A double part-glazed door sits centrally within a lobby, flanked by three-light casement windows with metal opening lights, all beneath segmental arches. The ground floor of the south facade is of chequered brickwork, while the first floor and east end ground floor are of Bylaugh estate brick dating from the early to mid-19th century. The west gable is of 19th century brick and features three three-light casements also under segmental arches. The current main facade faces north, featuring an inserted doorway to the left with a doorcase of pilasters under a flat hood and a door with moulded cover strips. It also has two four-light wooden mullion and transom windows under segmental arches, with internal shutters, and two three-light windows above.

The interior includes a winder stair leading from the ground floor to the attic, located within the lobby. On the ground floor, there are four heavy bridging beams, one of which is boarded, with wide chamfers. Later fireplaces are positioned in front of a large stack with a hood. At first floor level, the tops of four jowled posts of the original timber frame are visible on the north side. Nearly all tie beams remain in place, except for the westernmost one. The roof is of clasped purlins with reduced principals and curved wind bracing. Mortices for braces in the west end indicate that the rebuilt west gable is in a similar position to the original gable. A bridging beam in the ground floor room remains in its original position and the partition is later.

The single-storey service wing projects northwards from the farmhouse’s northeast corner, demonstrating the consistent location of service rooms at the east end. It was originally accessed by a now blocked passage from a service room within the main range. This wing has early 18th century brickwork and a north gable end stack. It features a two-light casement and a three-light casement with a central boarded door on both the west and east fronts. The interior of the service wing contains a copper, ovens, a shallow sandstone sink with a lead pump, and a separate dairy room with arched niches and a pamment shelf.

Green Farmhouse is a notable example of an evolving estate farmhouse, retaining its original late 16th and early 17th century form, including much of the original roof and timber framing. It showcases early 18th century underbuilding, the unusual addition of service rooms, and upgrades in the early to mid-19th century for the Bylaugh estate. The farmhouse is depicted on maps from 1797 and 1826.