Tigbourne Farm House

Tigbourne Farm House is a house dating back to the 15th century, with additions and alterations made in the 16th century. A further cross wing was added in the 17th century and extended to the north in the 19th century. The house is timber-framed, standing on a sandstone plinth; sections of the timber frame are visible on the north side, with brick infilling. The chimney bay on the north side uses sandstone blocks, some galleted, with brick angle quoins and dressings on the west end. The cross wing is clad in red/brown and blue brick. The roofs are tiled, with some areas tile-hung, including a fishscale pattern on the west gable.

Originally a three-bay hall house with a cross wing to the east creating a T-shaped plan, it now has a north extension forming an L-shaped plan. The gabled wing has two storeys and attics, while the older range has one storey and an attic, with a single-storey extension attached.

On the south side (facing the garden), a multiple, corbelled stack is located to the right of centre, at the junction of the two ranges. There is one attic casement in the gable end to the right, and a three-light casement on each floor below. A large hipped-roof dormer is centrally positioned, with a smaller dormer lower down on the roof to the left. A single three-light window is on the ground floor, and a part-glazed door is at the centre, where the ranges join.

The north side (rear) has two hipped-roof dormers at different levels, to the centre and right, and two ground floor windows. A single-storey range projects to the left, with casement windows, some breaking through the eaves, and a door on the return side facing the farmyard.

Internally, a ground floor room in the cross wing features chamfered joists and a spine beam with run-out stops. A ground floor room in the centre has a deep brick fireplace, partially filled in, featuring a fine moulded lintel with carved spandrel decoration and a spit rack above. The chamfered spine beam of the inserted floor is supported by a scrolled corbel, and a low, round, leaded wooden doorway leads to an end room. The first floor has exposed diagonal corner braces and old floorboards. The roof is a coupled rafter construction with collars mortised in, and shows signs of soot accumulation. Remains of a wattle and daub partition are visible.