Rose Farmhouse

Rose Farmhouse is a timber-framed farmhouse, dating from the first half of the 15th century, with alterations made in the 16th century. The exterior is predominantly roughcast-rendered, with colourwashed brick to the left gable end below tie beam level. The roof is pantiled. The house originally comprised three cells, including a former open hall. Windows are scattered and are replacements, consisting of small-paned metal casements. The doors are boarded and 4-panelled, one with a gabled open porch. A substantial internal stack exists, with the external portion rebuilt in the mid-20th century, while another external stack is present on the right gable end.

Much of the original timber frame is concealed within the later finishes. The hall open truss features a cambered tie beam with long arched braces meeting at the centre. A fine octagonal crown-post, featuring a moulded base and cap, along with 4-way bracing, is also present. The remainder of the hall roof is largely intact, and all timbers are well sooted, as are both plastered end gables. A moulded and embattled dais beam is visible on the ground floor, and there is evidence of former cross-entry doorways.

During the 16th century, the hall was floored over, and a stack was built against the outside of the upper end wall. A bay of the inserted floor is visible, featuring closely-spaced joists with run-out stops. An adjoining one-bay parlour has plain 16th-century joists. The service end of the farmhouse appears to have been altered and possibly enlarged in the 15th or early 16th century. A jowled post is located approximately one metre from the gable end in the front wall. The roof above this section has been altered, although some medieval rafters remain, with a low purlin set square that extends the full length of the cell and protrudes into the hall, where it is heavily sooted. The joists in the service cell are mostly concealed.