The Old Farmhouse

The Old Farmhouse is a hall house that has been converted into a residential home. It dates back to the early 15th century, with extensions from the 16th century, and alterations and further extensions made in the 19th and 20th centuries. The building features a mix of timber framing with painted brick and render infill, as well as brick construction. The roofs are covered with old tiles and have gables of varying heights.

The layout is irregular, consisting of different sections. The earliest part has two framed bays running east-west, with a two framed bay gabled extension on the west side that runs south, forming an L shape. There is also a further two framed bay gabled extension at right angles on the north side, and a brick extension that creates a double depth plan on the west. The farmhouse is two storeys high, with one chimney on the ridge that has four attached shafts and small offset heads, along with a tall chimney with a clay pot on the side wall of the earliest section.

The fenestration is scattered, predominantly featuring early 20th-century leaded casements. The entrance front, facing east, has exposed timber framing and a projecting gable on the left. There is a 19th-century four-light oriel window on the first floor supported by plain brackets and topped with a small pent roof. On the ground floor, there are two Gothic-headed windows with interlaced glazing bars and a quatrefoil in the centre. A tall projecting chimney is located on the north return wall.

On the right side of the entrance front, there is a small two-light casement window on the first floor to the left, and to the right, a 17th-century projecting window with mullions and a transom, although the features are somewhat eroded. This window is supported on carved brackets, of which only one remains. There is a large late 19th-century gabled entrance porch on the right, which is timber-framed and features purlin ends on elaborately carved brackets. The porch has a plank door on the left and a Gothic-headed window on the right with interlaced glazing bars. Two similar windows are set back on either side of the porch on the main face of the building.

The north front has two gables with exposed timber framing, and the brick extensions are set back to the right. Each gable has one bay with a two-light casement window on the first floor and larger similar windows on the ground floor. Inside, the farmhouse showcases fine exposed timber framing, with long arch braces, wide floor joists, and principal beams that are chamfered with bar stops. There is also an inglenook chimney.