Chapel Farmhouse

Chapel Farmhouse is a house that dates back to the 16th century or earlier, originally built with a timber frame. It was refaced in the 18th century, and the windows were changed and the building was extended in the 20th century. The timber framing is only visible on the north-eastern elevation. The south-eastern elevation and others were refronted in brickwork during the 18th century, which is now painted and features a deep plinth. The house has a steeply pitched old tiled roof with gablets and off-central clustered late 18th-century chimneystacks. It is two storeys high with four windows. The ground floor windows have 20th-century wooden casements with cambered heads, and there are two doorcases with flat hoods, along with cross-shaped iron ties. There is a 20th-century flat-roofed extension to the north-east, a conservatory to the south-west, and a gabled one-storey wing to the north. Historical records indicate that a local plumber and glazier named William Ford lived at what was then called 'Chapel Land Farmhouse' between 1756 and 1797.