Court Farmhouse

Court Farmhouse is a farmhouse dating from the 15th century, with alterations made around 1600 and later. It features a three-cell open-hall design, with a two-storey cross-wing on the right. The hall range is a single storey with attics and is constructed from timber framing and plaster, with part of the hall range encased in 19th-century painted brick. The roof is covered with plain tiles and includes a gabled casement dormer. There is a central 16th-century chimney made of red brick, and a rear chimney in the cross-wing is set within a red brick gable from around 1700. The windows are mainly 19th-century casements, some with transoms, while the wing contains early 19th-century small-pane sashes, some featuring sidelights.

At the cross-entry position, there is a notable but altered two-storey entrance porch from around 1600. The porch has a jetty with a moulded fascia board, and both the gable tie-beam and bargeboards are decorated with billet carvings. Pierced drop finials are present at the eaves, and a larger finial once hung from the apex. The head of an oriel window above the entrance still remains. The entrance door is a boarded design from the 19th century. Inside, the two-bay hall features an open truss with an arch-braced cambered tie-beam, which has been damaged by alterations. The roof is complete with coupled rafters and shows signs of smoke damage. A large fireplace was added against the cross-passage in the 16th century. Around 1600, an upper floor with well-crafted chamfered joists was inserted into the hall. In the 17th century, the walls of the cross-wing were raised, and the upper floor and roof were rebuilt, incorporating many reused medieval rafters that are blackened. The farmhouse was known as Lost Farmhouse until the early 20th century.