Monkery Farmhouse

Monkery Farmhouse, now a house, was built in the early 17th century and subsequently altered. It is constructed of limestone rubble with squared quoins and has a plain-tile roof with brick stacks. The building follows an L-shaped plan. It is three storeys high. The front of the building features a gable wall projecting from the right wing, containing a doorway flanked by two large, projecting stone stacks with many sloping offsets. The windows are a mix of sash and casement styles. A hipped roof sits above an 18th-century brick dentil course, with an outshut to the left. The rear of the main range has two stone mullioned windows of three lights, with ovolo mouldings, to the left of the entrance wing and in the left gable wall. The two-window garden front to the right has 18th-century sashes on the ground and first floors, and three-light casements on the second floor. The rear of the main range has four windows, mostly with three-light casements. A large 17th-century brick stack at the junction of the main range and wing has three diagonal shafts and is partially buried within the present roof. Inside, the entrance wing has chamfered and stopped spine beams with run-out stops, timber-framed partitions, and a four-bay roof to the main range with two rows of clasped purlins. A cellar exists with heavy flat joists above. Historical records show the property was formerly the prebendal farmhouse of "Milton Ecclesia," and was purchased by John Cave in 1650, when the entrance wing was likely added. The roofs were raised in the 18th century, and the house has undergone further alterations since.