Dewlands Farmhouse

Dewlands Farmhouse is a farmhouse that likely dates back to the early 16th century, with extensive later alterations, while the front range was built in the early 19th century. The building is timber-framed, rendered, and has plain tile roofs, with red and white brick stacks. The rear range features a cross wing to the right, and the current front range may be on the site of a former second cross wing. The farmhouse is two storeys tall and has a five-window facade with central panelled double doors set in a pilastered doorcase with a hood. There are narrow 8-pane sash windows in the second and fourth bays, and otherwise, 12-pane sashes in flush frames with sills. The roof is hipped and overhanging, with a white brick stack on the rear pitch.

On the garden front of the rear wing, there is a 20th-century conservatory attached to the right, and a lobby entry with an off-centre 20th-century door. The windows are 20th-century casements with leaded lights, and the roof is steeply pitched and hipped at the front, with an off-centre stack that has been rebuilt in white brick. The cross wing at the rear has a gabled roof and a catslide roof over the former hall section. There is a brick lean-to addition on the right that is not of special interest.

Inside the rear range, the stack was likely inserted into a former cross passage. The interior was remodelled in the 20th century, with part of the cross wing ceiling removed to create an open stair hall. A large red brick stack has been partly rebuilt. The chamfered tie beam of the cross wing has mortices for missing arch braces. The first-floor room to the left of the stack features an ovolo and hollow chamfered beam, along with moulded joists that have tongue stops. The roof has been remodelled to form a hip, but the post above the cross wing tie beam may be a remnant of a crown post. The front range includes early 19th-century detailing, such as fireplaces and a staircase with carved tread ends and a wreathed handrail. Part of the farmhouse is located in the parish of Holton St Mary.