Gilbourns Farmhouse

Gilbourns Farmhouse is a building with origins dating back to the 16th century, significantly altered in the 17th and 18th centuries, and with 20th-century additions. It is constructed of stone rubble to the ground floor of the left-hand cross-wing; the first floor of the cross-wing is roughcast over timber framing; and the main range is of painted brick. The roof is covered in old plain tiles, with a brick end stack on the right and a lateral stack at the end of the cross-wing. The farmhouse is two storeys and an attic, with a three-window main range and a two-window, two-bay cross-wing to the left. The main facade faces the garden. A 20th-century glazed door is positioned to the left of the main range. The windows are mainly 19th-century casements, with an original 17th-century Ipswich window on the first floor of the right return of the cross-wing. There are also 20th-century sloping roof-lights. Inside, an 18th-century open-well staircase features a wood baluster balustrade, moulded wood handrail, and panelled dado, ascending from the ground to the first floor. The roof is of a queen-post design. A 16th-century stone arched fireplace is found in a study at the rear ground floor, and several rooms contain 18th-century fielded panelling.