Grove Farmhouse

Grove Farmhouse is a farmhouse dating from the 16th century and the early to mid-17th century, built in two or three main phases, with 19th-century alterations and additions. It is a long range set at a right angle to the road, featuring a slightly projecting central cross-wing. The construction is timber framed and plastered, with 19th-century red brick to the gable ends. The roof is covered in plain tiles. The farmhouse is two storeys and has an attic. Windows are mainly 20th-century casements. The 17th-century section to the east of the cross-wing retains an original five-light mullion and transom window with ovolo moulding at first-floor level. The gable end of one wing features an early 19th-century doorcase, with a reeded architrave, corner roundels, a beaded surround, a frieze, and a cornice. The original panelled door has a glazed upper section, with arched glazing bars to the top panes. There are two internal stacks with Victorianised shafts. The section to the west of the cross-wing is the oldest part of the house; much of its structure is concealed, but the upper chamber retains some studwork and a fine ceiling with a single roll molding to the cross-beams and joists. Two internal doors are made from 17th-century panelling, one doorway having a four-centre arched head. A newel staircase is present. The cross-wing has exposed framing to the upper floor, and a Victorianised ground floor with a 19th-century straight staircase. The 17th-century section includes a service end, with an unmodernised upper chamber. One ground floor room has on-edge joists and against the stack, a re-used 15th-century beam with embattled decoration.