Grove Farmhouse

Grove Farmhouse is a farmhouse dating from the mid-16th to 17th centuries, constructed in four distinct phases and forming an L-shape with a projecting cross-wing to the left. It is timber-framed and now plastered. The roof of the main range is covered in double Roman tiles, while the cross-wing has glazed black pantiles. The house has two storeys and attics, featuring a symmetrical frontage with two windows. These windows are late 19th-century 2- and 3-light casements, each with four panes. A 19th-century doorway has a 6-panel door, a moulded architrave, and a cornice. An internal stack, with a rebuilt shaft, stands at the junction of the two ranges, alongside a gable stack to the right. A lean-to addition is situated against the inner wall of the cross-wing. The rear of the cross-wing exhibits 17th-century carved brackets at the base of its gable.

The earliest section is the rear half of the cross-wing, consisting of three unequal bays, showcasing heavy first-floor studding with reverse-curved braces and an intact queen-post roof. Within the front room of the cross-wing, a re-used bridging beam and plain square oak joists are visible, with studding indicating possible alterations or re-use of timbers. The roof is a clasped purlin roof with arched collars. In the main range, only the principal components of the timber frame are visible. The section adjoining the cross-wing dates from the late 16th or early 17th century and was likely built at the same time as the stack. It retains an intact roof with clasped and butt purlins. The property contains a newel staircase. The roof over the later right-hand end of the range is currently concealed. The group value contextualises this building as an important example of vernacular farm architecture.