Goosenest Farmhouse

Goosenest Farmhouse is an aisled hall house, now a house, dating to the early 14th century, with alterations and extensions in the mid-20th century. It is constructed of timber frame with brick infill, and part brick, with a gabled tile roof. The building has a rectangular plan of two framed bays, with aisles on the north and south sides. A 20th-century extension and conservatory have been added to the west. The farmhouse is one and one-and-a-half storeys high. A chimney rises from the front roof slope near the centre. C20 casement windows with glazing bars are visible. The north front features three gabled dormers, the centre one being smaller, each with a 3-light window. The left-hand section has low eaves, with exposed timber framing and a 3-light window, and also a small lean-to. The centre and right-hand sections project forward. A plain 20th-century entrance door is located centrally, flanked by single-light windows at different heights. A further 2-light window is present on the right end. A one-storey extension is set back on the right, with a semi-circular conservatory adjoining.

The interior reveals exposed timber framing, including large jowled arcade posts and square sectioned braces. Two dragon tie beams are present on the first floor at the west end. The roof is a collar purlin construction with a large, chamfered central arch braced truss, steeply cambered, with a moulded crown post above braced in four ways to the purlin and collar within the roof space. A single other plain crown post remains at the west end, with one brace. Most of the roof timbers are sooted.