Chesnut Lodge

Chestnut Lodge is a farmhouse dating from the 16th century, built in three closely-dated phases. It has an L-shaped plan with a later cross-wing to the west. The building is timber framed and plastered, featuring remnants of old panelled plasterwork. It stands two storeys high with an attic. The south gable end is a fine example of late 16th-century crowstepped brickwork, with paired windows on both the ground and first floors that have original cavetto mullions and diamond-leaded glass, some of which are the original cames that have been re-set. The first-floor windows are adorned with steep, boldly-moulded pediments, and there are two blocked oval attic windows. A moulded string course remains on the first floor, and there is a central panel inscribed with 'WL 1782'.

The farmhouse features an integral stack with two octagonal shafts on moulded bases, while other windows are mid-20th-century square-leaded casements. To the south of the main range, there is a lobby entrance with a mid-20th-century door. Inside, there is an internal stack in the main range and a massive external stack with crowstepped offsets against the side wall of the cross-wing, each with two octagonal shafts on moulded bases. A single-storey colourwashed brick addition is located to the east of the main range. The hall ceiling has chamfered joists, and the north room of the cross-wing contains storey posts carved with upturned volutes, one of which is missing, above which are the initials 'IA'.

The main parlour to the south features a ceiling with fully-moulded cross-beams, and the chamber above has a similarly-moulded bridging beam. There are three fireplaces with depressed moulded stucco arches, and some good first-floor studding with reversed braces. The main range has a newel staircase with an original door leading to the attic flight. The roofs consist of queen-post structures in the main range and the north end of the cross-wing, while the roof over the southern half of the cross-wing features clasped and butt purlins and is slightly later in date.