Pitts Farmhouse The Nook

Pitts Farmhouse and The Nook is a former farmhouse that has been extended and divided into two parts. It dates back to the 16th century and was built in two phases. The structure is timber-framed and rendered, topped with a thatched roof, and stands two storeys high.

Inside, there is an internal chimney stack made of old red brick, featuring two attached hexagonal shafts on a square base, along with an end chimney stack on the left that has a plain red brick shaft. The building has a variety of two-light and three-light casement windows, some of which are older and have a single horizontal bar, while others are small-paned 20th-century replacements arranged randomly. The entrance includes a 20th-century half-glazed door located in a lobby-entrance position, with another door on the left side, where a small 20th-century single-storey extension with a pantiled roof partially replaces a section of the original house.

The internal chimney stack indicates the division between the two building phases, with the ridge of the roof slightly higher on the left side. To the right of the stack, the frame consists of three bays, with the end bay serving as a much-altered service room. The remaining two bays feature an exceptionally heavy main beam that has been hacked back, with the original joists removed and replaced by joists set on edge at a higher level, likely from the 18th century. The main posts have unusually shaped heads, and there is a fireplace with a plain lintel.

To the left of the internal stack, there are three bays that appear to have originally formed a single room but are now divided. The main beams have large chamfers and are supported by short solid arched braces, with heavy plain joists, some of which are replacements. An end stack has been added against a former partition wall, suggesting that the frame originally extended for at least another bay. The ground floor was the only part examined.