Prior'S Farmhouse

The house, formerly a farmhouse, likely dates to the late 16th or early 17th century, built as a timber-framed lobby entrance house on a site occupied as early as the 15th century, with substantial 20th-century additions and largely 20th-century replacement windows. The exterior is mainly painted brick, though some original timber framing remains, and the roof is tiled with brick chimney stacks. The building has a complex, almost U-shaped plan, with the northwestern part representing the original house. The northwest front was the original entrance front before the 20th century.

The original house has two storeys and two windows. There are two 19th-century gables and three-light cambered casements. The original doorcase, located between the gables, is now blocked. A large, early 17th-century multiflued ribbed brick chimney stack is situated centrally. The southwestern bay is a 20th-century lounge addition. The northeast front is now the entrance front.

The right side of the building retains its original gable, displaying exposed timber framing, including one 3-light early 17th-century casement window with wooden ovolo-moulded mullions and leaded lights—a rare survival. The first floor has three 20th-century casements. The ground floor has five casements, mostly 20th century, but to the left of the doorcase is an early 19th-century three-light casement with headed lights and some panes of old glass. The doorcase itself dates to around 1920, featuring a four-centred arched plank door and a wooden weatherhood on brackets. The northeasternmost part is a 20th-century addition.

The southwestern front combines the original building on the west side with 20th-century additions to the east. A section of exposed box framing is visible to the east of a 20th-century gable. The fenestration is irregular, all with 20th-century casements; some have decorative catches. A projecting 20th-century gable features a four-centred arched plank door in an angle. The southeast elevation is entirely 20th century.

Inside, the walls display exposed timber framing with a midrail at ground floor level. There are three-plank doors. The dining room features a chamfered spine beam with run-out stops, while the lounge has a 2-inch chamfered spine beam with run-out stops, strengthened with a steel girder. The first floor reveals more of the frame, including jowled posts, curved midrail, and wall frame with midrail. A guest room contains an early 17th-century four-centred arched brick fireplace.