Birchley East Birchley Farmhouse Birchley West

Birchley Farmhouse, originally called Barkley and built in the 16th century by the Randolph family, is a timber-framed house. The north front features close-studding with plaster infilling. The west end is recessed, with the first floor overhanging on the protruding ends of the floor joists and a gable above containing an attic window. A two-tier bay window of six lights is on the ground floor, flanked by windows of three lights. A similar oriel window with a plastered cove is present on the first floor, lacking flanking windows. The attic window has three lights. The remainder of the front has a projecting bay with two tiers of seven lights on the ground and first floors, topped with a gable that overhangs on brackets and incorporates an attic window. A doorway is situated in the left corner and has a sloping hood supported by brackets carved with figures. All windows are casement windows with wooden mullions and transoms and small diamond-shaped leaded lights. The roof is tiled, and there is a clustered brick chimneystack. The west front is tile hung, while the east front is faced with red brick on the ground floor and weatherboarding above. A modern wing was added to the south. Additions known as Birchley West and East were constructed around 1905 in red brick, partially tile hung. Birchley West incorporates a section of 17th-century wall painting. The interior contains 16th-century panelling; one room has wall painting probably dating from the 17th century. One doorway bears the date 1632 and the initials W R, E R, and B R (William, Elizabeth, and Bernard Randolph), and one window frame is marked with "Bernard Randolph 1610" scratched into the wood.