Boards Farmhouse

Boards Farmhouse is a former farmhouse dating from the late 16th century, with alterations made in the early 18th century. Originally designed with a two-cell end-chimney plan, it was significantly extended to the left during the early 18th century.

The building has one storey and attics, featuring a timber-framed structure that is plastered. It has a plain tiled roof, with an axial chimney made of early 18th-century red brick, and internal gable chimneys on both sides. There are five gabled casement dormers and three-light mid-20th century steel small-pane casements. The central entrance, located in the lobby area, has a doorway from the 18th century with an eared architrave, leading to a 20th-century half-glazed panelled door. There are additional entrance doorways on the left and right, which have similar but simpler architraves.

The original section of the farmhouse displays heavy plain framing from the 16th century, with some parts partially exposed. It features unchamfered floor joists laid flat and concealed close-studding. In the early 18th century, the house was extended, and three cottages were created. This extension includes framing with lambstongue chamfered stops, and an ovolo-moulded beam that is likely reused. To the right, there is a rear wing made of red brick, dating from the late 18th or early 19th century, and a rear outshut was added later in the 19th century, which covers some notable 18th-century cable-pattern pargetting on the old rear wall.