Babbs Farmhouse

Babbs Farmhouse is a house dating from around 1603, featuring an integral parlour wing that was refaced in the 18th century and refenestrated in the 20th century. The building is timber framed with close-studding and plaster infill visible on the west face of the west wing, while the remainder is refaced in red brick on the ground floor and tile hung above. It has a tiled roof with a large external brick chimney stack and a crow-stepped brick external stack at the rear. The house is two storeys high, with four windows facing west and three windows facing south, all of which are 20th-century casements. There are also 20th-century dormers and a six-panelled door.

Inside, the farmhouse features a fine Jacobean staircase with solid treads and newel posts topped with finials. The hall includes a screen with linenfold panelling, a roll moulded ceiling, and an open fireplace with a wooden roll moulded bressumer and spandrels. The parlour ceiling is also roll moulded and has a stone fireplace with a four-centred arch and an overmantel with volutes. There is a series of fine panelled doors throughout the house. In the early 18th century, this was the residence of the infamous Kitty Fisher, a lady at court who inspired the nursery rhyme about Lucy Locket and Kitty Fisher.