Ash Farmhouse

Ash Farmhouse is a farmhouse dating from the late 16th century, with significant alterations and additions from the 18th and 19th centuries. It is primarily constructed of red brick, with a partly timber frame core, and retains some stucco render on the south facade. The roof is covered with glazed black pantiles. The building has two storeys and an attic, with an L-shaped plan formed by the older ranges and 19th-century additions to the west.

The prominent feature is the south facade, which features a crow-stepped gable end with three original window openings that decrease in size as they ascend, along with two additional windows in the adjoining section. The window openings are adorned with moulded brick and stucco pediments, although all the windows themselves are later, smaller insertions. A moulded string course runs along the first floor level. Between the two ground floor windows, there is a later pedimented doorway with an inset six-panel door, of which the upper four panels are glazed.

On the west gable end, there is an original external stack with three grouped flues rising from a moulded base, although the caps are missing. The east side of the north range was re-fronted in the mid-19th century, featuring casement windows beneath yellow brick segmental arches and two six-panel doors. A large external stack is located at the south end, which may be an earlier stack that has been rebuilt. Inside, the dog-leg stair, which appears to have been rebuilt, includes 16th to 17th-century turned balustrading and newel posts with acorn finials, along with some original internal doors.