The Dairy House

The Dairy House is an early 18th-century farmhouse, with a mid-19th century re-fitting and a late-19th century dairy extension. It is constructed of rubble stone with brick dressings, set on a stone plinth, and has a steeply pitched tile roof with brick end stacks. The house has a central entrance leading to a lobby and stairwell, flanked by two rooms on each of two storeys, plus an attic.

The south elevation features three casement windows over two, and a central entrance with its original door, all with finely gauged brick lintels and quoined sides. A single dormer is present. The east gable has small, blocked windows. The north elevation displays a symmetrical arrangement of three window openings on each floor; one is a 12-pane sash window, while the others are blocked but retain their finely gauged brick lintels and quoins. A late-19th century extension is located on the west side, incorporating a dairy on the ground floor.

The interior ground floor features a main door with strap metal hinges and original hardware. The parlour on the east side has a boxed spine beam, a 19th-century fireplace with a wooden surround, corbelled brackets each with three pyramid studs, and flanking cupboards with two-panel doors. The kitchen on the west side has a wide, 19th-century stone fireplace, similarly detailed to that in the parlour, and a chamfered spine beam with run-out stops. The staircase is boxed-in up to the first floor, with a short run of balusters at the top, which have since been removed. A complete run of moulded closed string stairs with vase balusters, a wide moulded handrail, and a heavy square newel leads from the first floor to the attic. Similar balusters and newels are found on the attic balustrade. The first-floor east room contains a bolection moulding fireplace, flanked by cupboards with two-panel doors. Wide wooden floorboards are present on both the first floor and in the attic. The roof structure consists of two trusses with ties at attic floor level, collars, and double purlins. The central truss has been carefully in-filled with boarding, forming a partition. The ceiling has a lathe and plaster finish.

This property is a well-preserved farmhouse with an early 18th-century core, retaining several high-quality fittings, its original plan form, and roof. It underwent remodelling in the mid-19th century.