Barham Close

Barham Close is a house dating from the mid-16th century, with some alterations made in the early 20th century. It has two storeys and a three-cell plan, with the right-hand cell designed as a cross-wing. The house features fully exposed timber framing, which includes arched wind-braces and close-studding, while the infill panels are plastered. The roofs are thatched, with the cross-wing having a hipped roof. There is a 17th-century axial chimney made of red brick.

The windows include various casements, mainly from the 20th century, some of which are plaintiled oriel windows. Original diamond-mullioned windows are also visible, along with one window featuring ovolo-moulded mullions from around 1600. The entrance porch is a single-storey gabled structure with a plaintiled roof; its doorway has reused late-medieval timber jambs and a 20th-century arched head.

Inside the cross-wing, there are heavy unmoulded joists, some of which are reused from a medieval house, and exposed studwork, along with a three-bay chamber above. The roofs have clasped purlins. The roof over the single-bay hall shows signs of light smoke blackening, likely from an original open hearth or an early accidental fire. The first-floor joists in the hall range are on-edge and date from the 17th or 18th century, indicating a significant alteration, possibly related to the conversion of an open hall.