Colbys Farmhouse

Colbys Farmhouse is a farmhouse dating from the early 16th century. It features a timber frame with plaster, except for the gables, which are weatherboarded. The roof is pantiled and the building has two storeys arranged in a three-cell form. There are various mid-20th century casement windows, but one original window is located at the front and three at the rear, all with heavy diamond mullions. A mid-20th century half-glazed door leads into the service end. Notably, there is a part of a four-centre arched doorway into the parlour, which is unusual for a 16th-century doorway and may suggest that the house was occupied by two families. Inside, there is an internal stack with a rebuilt shaft and a well-preserved timber frame featuring both curved and reverse-curved bracing. The hall and service end have closely spaced plain joists. Although the cross-partition between these two rooms has been removed, a largely intact plank and muntin screen remains against the cross-passage. The parlour is one bay in size. Evidence suggests that the stack was a later addition, replacing a stud and plaster flue, and there is a newel stair that is contemporary with the stack. The roof is a queen-post type, and the framing of the end wall over the parlour indicates that the roof was originally hipped at this end.