Woodlands Farm House

Farmhouse. The main range dates from the early 18th century, with a block at the right end dating back to the 16th century. This is the surviving portion of the manor house originally belonging to Mr Henry Hastings. The 18th-century range was likely the original stables constructed around 1710 by Mr Seymour, as recorded by Hutchins. The 18th-century range features brick walls and a hipped tiled roof with a coved plaster eaves cornice. It has three brick stacks along the ridge, each with moulded oversailing caps and recessed panels. The building is two storeys high, featuring a plat band at first-floor level. On the ground floor, near the centre, is a round-arched recess, likely a former carriage opening that is now infilled with a door and window. Flanking this are doorways; one is blocked, and the other has a stable door, both set within raised brick surrounds with gauged arches and moulded capping. A ledged door within a timber-trellised porch is closer to the right end. The ground floor has casements with glazing bars, most set under gauged arches. The first floor has ten similar casements and four blind windows. A loft door is located near the left end. A lean-to extension runs along the rear wall, and there is a small single-story gabled wing. Internally, the chimney stacks in this range have large open fireplaces with timber lintels, and some chamfered ceiling beams are present. The roof of the upper cruck construction is unusual for this date. The 16th-century block at the right end had its front wall rebuilt in the 18th century, while the end and rear walls retain 16th-century fabric. It has a tiled roof, half-hipped at the right end. The two-story block is taller than the 18th-century range. The front wall includes a doorway at the right end and a large window with remnants of an oak mullioned and transomed frame, now obscured by a 20th-century metal frame. A blocked window is on the first floor. The end gable wall exhibits a deep plinth, a plat band at eaves, and a diaper pattern created with burnt headers. The ground and first floors each have a two-light stone mullioned window with cinquefoiled lights, blocked internally. A similar window is in the rear wall, which was under reconstruction at the time of survey, with the ground floor window removed. Internally, there are chamfered ceiling beams and a fireplace with an elliptical brick arch on the first floor. The building was under repair at the time of survey.