Grange Farmhouse

Grange Farmhouse is a farmhouse built in the mid-16th century, extended in the late 16th century and remodelled in the early 19th century. It has a three-cell plan with a long service crosswing and is two storeys high, with the crosswing featuring attics. The building is timber-framed and was originally plastered; the main range has been encased in early 19th-century red brick, while the remainder is in mid-20th-century common brick. Notably, there is a substantial area of fine late 16th-century pargetting at the rear of the main range, now within the roof space, with more possibly encased in brickwork. The strapwork design features small geometric shapes, mainly squares surrounded by bands of lozenges, with the panels being roughcast. An unaltered diamond-mullioned window displays quoining that imitates stonework. The roofs are covered with concrete pantiles, which were formerly plain tiles. There is an axial chimney that has been recapped in 20th-century red brick, although much of the lower shaft is from the 17th century. The 19th-century casements are mainly three lights, with those on the ground storey featuring transoms and cambered heads. A mid-19th-century gabled entrance porch with a boarded door is also present. Inside, there is heavy 16th-century moulded framing in the main range, mostly concealed, while the crosswing to the left has complete and interesting late 16th-century framing that is fully exposed, featuring arch-stud-braced walling. The floor structures have closely spaced on-edge oak joists, which is an early example. The nearly unaltered cheese-room contains diamond-mullioned windows with later slatted louvres. The roof has butt purlins with closely spaced square-sectioned rafters. Despite the exterior remodelling, Grange Farmhouse remains a good example of a 16th-century farmhouse. At the time of the survey, it was unoccupied and in poor condition.