Pullens Farmhouse

The farmhouse, likely dating to around 1500, was extended in the 16th and 17th centuries and altered in the 19th century. It is timber-framed, with some exposed framing and plaster infill, some rendered surfaces, and a weatherboard extension. The roof is plain tiled. Originally a Wealden hall house, the main range faces south. This range has two storeys and a plinth, with a jetty to the left and a recessed hall bay to the right. The eaves are supported by arched braces. A section at the right end has been destroyed, with a single post now supporting the eaves brace. The roof is half-hipped to the right and gabled to the left, with a stack. There are three-light and two-light wooden casements on the first floor, as well as a canted bay. The ground floor features a five-light mullioned and leaded window and a glazed door. The bay furthest to the left has a 19th-century jetty that returns to the left. The right return displays timber framing in a St. Andrew’s Cross pattern. A wing was added to the rear in the 16th or 17th century, with two storeys and a garret, and has a half-hipped roof and stacks to the right and left. The left stack has a massive sandstone base, with offset and tumbled-in English bond brickwork and a truncated flue. Glazing bar sashes are present on each floor. A panelled door is located in a lean-to addition to the right of the rear wing, and a single-storey extension with a stack is situated at the rear left. The interior features an open truss roof. The framing suggests the original eastern end of the Wealden house was used for service functions. There are knee braced and chamfered principal tie beams, hood moulded door and window surrounds, and moulded main beams. See E. Mercer, English Vernacular Houses, page 175.