Cherry Tree Farmhouse

Cherry Tree Farmhouse is a former farmhouse dating from the early to mid 16th century, with a later 16th-century extension. It has two storeys and attics and originally comprised a three-cell cross-passage plan. The house is timber-framed and plastered, with a plaintiled roof and an axial chimney built of red brick. Windows are largely 20th-century casements, although some retain boarded shutters likely dating from the 19th century. A 20th-century panelled door provides entrance. The substantial timber framing remains fully exposed. Several diamond-mullioned windows have been blocked. The roof features close-studwork and a crownpost construction, with two-way plank bracing to the square post at the open truss. In the late 16th century, the house was likely “reversed”; the original parlour to the right was subdivided and given a pair of four-centred arched service doorways, alongside a ladder stair with triangular block treads. The former service cell to the left was demolished, and a new parlour cell built in its place. A new cross passage was created at what had previously been the upper end of the hall. An open fireplace with a wide lintel in the hall may represent a feature from the earlier building phase.