Eastlands Farmhouse

Eastlands Farmhouse is a mid-17th century three-bay lobby-entrance farmhouse. It was later divided into cottages, but is now a single house. A roof tile dates to 1645. Around 1800, the farmhouse was converted into cottages and partially refronted, with a single-bay extension added to the south and a small washhouse/brewhouse built at the northern end. In the mid to late 20th century, the house was extended by one bay to the south and a rear western addition was built, using matching materials.

The house is timberframed, with the first floor tile-hung and the ground floor underbuilt in brick, in a Flemish bond pattern, incorporating some vitrified headers. It has a hipped tiled roof with an off-centre brick chimneystack. The brick plinth is visible on the exterior. The front elevation features five windows, some 19th century casements and others 20th century casements in a matching style. The lobby entrance, opposite the chimneystack, has a flat wooden weatherhood on brackets and a 20th century fielded panelled door. A 20th century bay is located at the end, built with materials carefully matched to the original.

The north side of the building has a paired 19th century casement to the first floor, a circa 1800 doorcase with a cambered head and a 20th century fielded panelled door, and a timber, brick and tiled porch. The projecting one-story brewhouse to the northwest is of stretcher bond brickwork, with some vitrified bricks, a tiled roof, an end brick chimneystack, and a 20th century casement of traditional type. The rear elevation was originally brickwork to both floors; however, the first floor has been tile-hung over the brickwork. It contains three 19th century casements and 20th century French windows to the ground floor. The northern section has a 20th century projecting extension with a half-hipped roof in matching materials. The south end of the elevation features weatherboarded first floor and a 20th century porch.

Inside, a former central ground floor room from the 17th century has a 17th century timber lintel with a cyma moulded stop and carved initials "EB" (probably carved in the early 19th century). The brickwork behind the lintel dates back to around 1800. A chamfered spine beam with a cyma moulded stop and exposed floor joists are also present. A former end wall of the 17th century house is now an internal wall, constructed with heavy timber framing including a midrail. The penultimate bay has beams from around 1800, the first floor has jowled posts, a 17th century frame, 19th century partitions, and some old floor boards. The roof is of clasped side-purlin type, with splay-notched principal rafters, and has been partially reconstructed with many common rafters turned through 90 degrees.