Elm Farmhouse

Elm Farmhouse is a farmhouse that dates mainly from the early to mid-16th century, with a service cell to the left that was added in the 18th century, replacing earlier work. The building is timber framed and plastered, topped with a pantiled roof. It consists of three cells and is two storeys high. The windows are mainly sash with glazing bars, and there is a canted ground floor bay to the right. To the left, there are two mid-20th century casement windows on the first floor. Right of centre, there is a mid-19th century doorway featuring a six-panel door with a plain surround and cornice, along with a mid-20th century enclosed lean-to porch.

A notable feature is the fine stack against the right gable end, which is a late 16th or early 17th century addition. The plinth has three 4-centre arched recesses. Above this, the main body of the stack is parallel-walled up to the roof, where the outermost face corbels out and then tapers in a bell-like profile to an oblong base with the lower portions of two octagonal shafts. The upper part of the stack was once covered in stucco with a pattern of squares and circles in black, though only fragments of this remain today. The internal stack has a plain 19th century shaft.

Inside, the farmhouse features 16th century work in three bays, with one bay each for the stack, hall, and parlour. The studding is of good quality, and there are heavy arched corner braces in the parlour chamber. The hall has a ceiling with chamfered joists, while the parlour ceiling is plastered over except for the chamfered main beam. At the junction of the hall and parlour chambers, there is a former open truss with an arched-braced cambered tie beam; a central vertical post that extends to the floor is believed to be a 17th century addition. The roof has a single row of wind-braced clasped purlins and arched-braced straight collars. The 18th century end features many reused timbers and a clasped-purlin roof. The stack has been enlarged to include a cooking hearth in this addition.