The Howe

The Howe is a late 17th-century farmhouse, now used as a house and flat. It is constructed of coursed knapped flint with brick dressings, and has an old tile roof with brick stacks. The building follows a double-depth plan and has two storeys and an attic, with a five-window front. A C18 six-panelled door, glazed twice, is set within a heavy wood frame and a gauged brick flat arch, now protected by an early 20th-century porch. Similar arches feature above late 19th-century sash windows with leaded lights, and two-light leaded cross windows. A brick string course runs along the facade. Three late 19th-century dormers, each with leaded lights, are set into the roof. The roof is gabled and has symmetrical external stacks at each end. Later 19th and early 20th-century extensions match the original style on the rear of the building. Inside, the building features chamfered and stopped spine beams with run-out stops, a chamfered bressumer over an open fireplace to the left, and a collar-truss roof. A window in the left wall of the cellar contains medieval stained glass originally from the Church of St. Leonard in Watlington.