Old Shelve

Old Shelve is a farmhouse dating from the early to mid-17th century, with a front range added in the early 19th century. The early 19th-century front range is constructed of red brick in Flemish bond, with a chequered pattern of red and grey brick to the right gable end. It has a plain tile roof, with a half-hipped roofline, and features three glazing-bar sash windows per floor, the ground-floor windows having segmental heads. A central panelled door is topped with a rectangular fanlight and a flat, bracketed hood. The rear range, which forms a T-shaped plan, dates from the early to mid-17th century and is built of red brick with occasional grey headers in English bond. It also has a plain tile roof, and features a large red brick ridge stack to the left of centre and a smaller stack to the right end. The rear range has a regular fenestration of three two-light leaded casements to each floor, with two ground-floor casements having segmental heads. There are blocked doors with segmental heads positioned below the stacks, while garage doors are present at the right end. The interior of the rear range retains 17th-century features, including a possible smoking chamber located against the main flue in the attic, and a side purlin roof.