Alderstead Farmhouse

Alderstead Farmhouse is a house built over four different periods, arranged in two parallel ranges. The 18th century front has two storeys and three windows, featuring a hipped tiled roof with swept eaves that have been squared off. The exterior is made of snecked squared rubble from Merstham chalk, with red brick quoins, dressings, and a first-floor band. The first-floor windows are round-headed, while the ground floor has three-light casements under segmental brick arches. There is a 19th century wooden porch.

An attached barn at the north end has been largely rebuilt, while the rear elevation reveals older parts of the house. At the north end, there is a late medieval timber-framed section, with walls faced in a mix of large stone blocks, small rubble, and flints. This area was once an open hall, but a floor has been inserted above the ground floor plate level. The next section, dating from the 17th century, likely replaced a destroyed part of the older house and is also timber framed, featuring small square framing and mostly flint facing. To the left is a 16th century cross wing, which has a similar exterior but boasts high-quality timber work inside, with richly-moulded beams and stout, close-set chamfered joists.