Rattenbury Farmhouse

Farmhouse. Dating back to the 17th century, it was altered in the 19th century. The exterior is whitewashed and rendered with a slate roof featuring gabled ends, brick gable end chimneys, a brick chimney on the ridge, and some handmade ridge tiles. Originally a single-depth structure, it likely had three rooms and a cross or through passage. A stair was inserted into the former passage. A change in the roof line indicates rebuilding to the right of the passage. The present layout includes a rear right outshut and a rear gabled projecting wing. The two-storey front has a four-window facade with an off-centre gabled porch. The front door has an ovolo-moulded doorway with elaborate stops. A four-light casement with three panes per light is located to the left of the porch. Two ground floor windows to the right of the porch each have nine panes. The first floor window to the left has a two-light casement with three panes per light, and the first floor window above the porch is similar. The first floor window to the right of the porch is a three-light casement with three panes per light, and the first floor window to the right is a three-light casement with eight panes per light. All window frames are timber.

Inside, the ground floor room on the left has a partially blocked fireplace, likely concealing earlier features. A partially chamfered cross beam remains, and another cross beam has ogee stops. The stair hall, formerly a cross or through passage, retains remains of a moulded cross beam with a large stop; this beam was likely truncated when the ridge stack was inserted. The passage also has moulded cross beams. The ground floor room on the right has a wide six-panel door. A wide late 17th century door upstairs has unusual panelling of ten small fielded panels in moulded surrounds, and a simplified cock's head hinge.