Boundary Farmhouse

Boundary Farmhouse is a farmhouse dating from the mid-16th century, with remodelling from the early 17th century. It features a three-cell cross-passage entrance plan and has a parlour cross-wing that was added in the early 17th century. The building is two storeys tall with attics and is constructed of timber framing with plaster. The cross-wing has a projecting gable tie-beam adorned with a frieze of scallops and carved initials "I.W.", believed to represent James Wythe. Below this is one of a pair of carved drop-finials. The roofs are covered with plaintiles and feature two 17th-century axial chimneys made of red brick, one of which has a pair of pilaster shafts.

The farmhouse has late 18th-century three-light casement windows with transoms. Inside, one chamber contains a 17th-century oak-framed oriel window with eight lights, ovolo-moulded mullions, and a pair of carved console brackets. There are also two similar six-light oriels in other chambers. The entrance door, dating from the late 18th century, has two panels and a cornice, and there is an 18th-century open flat-roofed porch supported by 20th-century posts.

The original 16th-century three-cell core features high-quality close-studding and original herringbone bricknogging, which is mostly concealed, along with evidence of diamond-mullioned windows. The roof has two tiers of wind-braced butt-purlins, likely a renewal from the 17th century. The inserted 17th-century attics have ovolo-moulded beams, and all chamber ceilings are decorated with plaster friezes featuring trailing vines and panels that include fleurs-de-lys and pendants. Above the open chamber fireplace is a painted 17th-century design of white stars and circles that simulate lacework on a red background. The two-bay parlour wing added to the right showcases good early 17th-century framing with close-studding, ovolo-moulded main beams, and joists set on edge at attic level, flat at first-floor level. There are also two 17th-century newel staircases and some wainscotting.