High House Farmhouse

High House Farmhouse is a farmhouse dating from around 1600, possibly incorporating earlier work at the service end. It has a timber frame, with the facade covered in early 19th century red brick. The gable ends and rear feature a mix of cement render, common brick casing, and metal cladding. The roof has clay pantiles at the front and interlocking concrete tiles at the rear. The building is two storeys with an attic and follows a three-cell, lobby entry layout.

There are three windows, mostly large-paned mid-20th century casements under segmental arches, along with one four-paned sash window from around 1900. The mid-20th century door has a semi-circular plastered panel above it, which was probably once a fanlight. Inside, there is an internal stack with the base of the shaft rendered and an external stack against the right gable end, which has been mostly rebuilt.

The interior features a hall with a close-studded rear wall and a large original window that is now blocked, which has six ovolo mullions. There is an axial bridging beam with ovolo moulding and a recessed soffit, along with plain joists. An open fireplace with a cambered lintel is present. The parlour was originally unheated, which is unusual, and it has exposed studding, a further blocked window, and an ovolo axial bridging beam, with concealed joists. The upper floor has more studding, and the parlour chamber features a tie beam encased in 17th century plasterwork. The service end has mostly on-edge joists and a heavy mid rail about 0.3 meters below the ceiling level. The floor beam shows evidence of an axial partition, and there are some good early doors. The roof has not been examined.