Hollyhock Farmhouse

Farmhouse. Built in the late 16th century, it was re-faced in the early 19th century when a further wing was added to the east, with a 20th-century extension to the south east. The west wing is timber-framed; the first floor of the south side is clad with plain and curved tiles, while the ground floor, west side, retains exposed timberframing on the first floor and painted brick below, and painted brick to the north and east sides. It has a tiled roof with gables and two end chimneystacks to the north, and a half-hipped roof to the south. Originally a three-bay end chimneystack house with a further three-bay range built parallel, it has a 20th-century two-window addition to the south east. The east front features two storeys and three windows, with a brick modillion cornice. It has three cambered sash windows with narrow glazing bars and 12 panes each. A central doorcase features a flat hood with cast iron brackets and a half-glazed door. The north side has two gables with chimneystacks, a low casement to the right, and a doorcase with a hipped tiled porch in the centre. The west side has a small casement with leaded lights to the first floor, a three-light casement to the ground floor, and a lean-to. The south side has a triple casement retaining part of an early 19th-century leaded light and a 19th-century casement to the ground floor. Inside, the kitchen has massive square framing to the walls, exposed ceiling beams, and a truncated original wooden bressumer with unusual carpenters' marks, along with an early 19th-century fireplace below. The dining room has square framing with a midrail and spine beam. The first floor has exposed framing, a three-plank door with pintle hinges, a queenpost roof with pegged rafters, and no ridgepiece. Evidence of former thatch and smoke-blackening was noted at the northern end of the roof.