Farmhouse At Little Denmead

The farmhouse at Little Denmead Farm dates to the mid-17th century, with an 18th-century lean-to addition to the north. It was refurbished internally during the 18th and early 19th centuries and refenestrated in the 19th century. A mid-20th century garage extension to the east is not of special interest. The building is constructed of flint, with the east elevation pebbledashed. The original roof was thatched, but at the time of inspection was covered in corrugated iron and features an original off-centre brick chimneystack. It is a one-and-a-half storey, three-bay building, with only two windows visible on the east or entrance elevation. The plan is a three-bay lobby entrance plan with the later northern lean-to extension.

The east elevation has two 19th-century dormers, two 19th-century triple casement windows, and a 19th-century flush-panelled door. The north elevation has no windows and simply shows the lean-to extension. The west elevation was obscured by vegetation at the time of inspection, but an early 19th-century eight-pane sash window was visible internally. The south elevation features a ground floor tripartite wooden casement window with old leaded lights.

The interior retains some lath and plaster partitioning in the southern bay. The south ground floor room, now a kitchen, has slate shelves, a brick floor, a central spine beam, old hooks for hanging hams, and a plank door. The central room features a chamfered spine beam with lambs tongue stops, a six-panelled door in the west wall, an 18th-century wooden fireplace with a 20th-century brick insert, and an 18th-century half-winder staircase approached through a panelled door. The northern ground floor room has a spine beam with lambs tongue stops, but was fitted out in the early 19th century with a wooden fireplace featuring reeded pilasters and paterae, two panelled wooden cupboards with serpentine shelves, and plank panelling to dado height. Original purlins and rafters are visible in the roof, along with lath and plaster ceilings and panelled and plank doors. The farmhouse is a substantially intact vernacular building of the 17th and 18th centuries, retaining original internal features and displaying group value as a significant example of its type.