Lane House Farmhouse

Lane House Farmhouse is probably of 15th century origin, although it was truncated and remodelled in the mid to late 19th century. It is constructed of rubble with a Cotswold stone roof. The building comprises a slightly projecting gabled wing, possibly a solar wing, to the left, and a short bay, likely a truncated hall, to the right.

The roof is steeply pitched, and there are three corniced brick chimneys; two are on the ridge of the right-hand section, and one is a projecting gabled structure on the left return of the solar wing, featuring a long catslide and a small pointed light to the south, along with a plain stairlight to the east. The main gable (facing south) has a range of mullion windows; a four-light, arch-headed window with a label on the first floor, and a three-light window in double-chamfered reveals on the ground floor. A plain doorway is to the right of this. The set-back bay has a gabled half-dormer and a window below. The gabled solar wing has a return elevation of three irregularly spaced windows, some with glazing bar sashes, and a doorway with a gabled porch. To the left of the entrance, there is a range of small windows, possibly originally for stairs, and a bread-oven projection on the north end.

Inside, the ground floor of the solar wing is divided by four large chamfered beams with run-out stops. A modern inglenook fireplace is present, and it appears that cusped timber braces to the lintel were removed during modernisation. On the first floor, there is a tall plaster barrel-vaulted chamber with a fireplace on the east side featuring a heavy stone lintel and a chamfered surround. Apparent truss ends are also visible. The roof structure was altered in the 18th and 19th centuries and includes trenched purlins above the chamber. A wide newel staircase is situated in the angle between the solar wing and the hall range.

The hall range has an inaccessible roof. On the ground floor, a chamfered basket arch doorway with a wooden lintel is blocked on the north side; the matching south doorway is modern. It is believed this represents the back of a screens passage where a spear-truss was removed and replaced with a masonry closing wall, or more likely, it is the upper end of a hall with a parlour and solar above. The stairs are a product of 19th-century remodelling, so their position is not necessarily significant.