Church Farmhouse

Church Farmhouse dates to around 1600 and comprises two distinct ranges, the north range running southwest to northeast, and the east range running northwest to southeast, built almost contemporaneously. The farmhouse is constructed of brick and flint, with rendered and whitewashed areas, and has pantile roofs. It is a two-storey building with attics.

The north range features a two-storey gabled porch with the upper storey jettied. The porch has turned balusters framing a moulded outer door frame, and a moulded inner door frame with a plank door. A renewed two-light cross casement is set within a moulded pediment on the first floor of the porch. To the right of the porch, a four-light early 18th century cross casement illuminates the ground floor, and a six-light ovolo moulded mullioned window with a transom serves the first floor. The southwest gable of the north range is of flint with brick dressings to its four blocked windows; the upper two windows have moulded brick pediments, along with moulded kneelers and plinths for finials. A rectangular internal gable end stack carries two octagonal flues. A tall gabled dormer with a three-light ovolo mullioned window is visible at the rear of the north range. A 20th century shed leans against the main wall, with a three-light mullioned window to its right.

The east range is also two storeys and attic, its northwest gable impinging on the north range facade and abutting the porch. This gable features a blocked ground floor window and a three-light 19th century first-floor window in a reduced opening. Traces of pargetting are visible below the attic window. The east flank of the east wing contains a door and a 20th century casement to the right, while to the left are the remains of a long blocked window on each floor, the ground-floor window containing a 20th century casement and the first-floor window retaining three original lights with roll-moulded mullions. A gabled roof has a large external gable end stack to the southeast, and is abutted by a single-storey gabled 18th century extension with a 20th century gabled porch. A further 20th century gabled extension is situated to the south.

Inside, the hallway through the porch entrance has double wave moulded wall studs to the right. A room to the right of the porch contains quadrant moulded bridging beams with large ogee stops, along with a restored fireplace. A fine closed string staircase features quadrant moulded strings, bulbous turned balusters, and moulded handrails. Upstairs rooms typically have quadrant moulded bridging beams. In the attic to the rear of the north range, a blocked three-light window has four-lobed mullions, with hollows between the lobes. The north range roof comprises principals, collars, two tiers of butt purlins, and straight windbracing. The east range roof features diminished principals, one tier of clasped purlins, cambered collars, and curved windbracing.