Quarleston Farmhouse

Quarleston Farmhouse is a substantial farmhouse dating back to the 15th century, with significant additions and alterations made in the 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. It is constructed of banded flint and ashlar, with sections of banded flint and rubble. The roof is tiled, with stone slate margins, and features brick stacks at the ends and where the ranges meet. The front range dates to the 17th and 19th centuries, displaying mainly 16-pane sash windows. A 4-panel part-glazed door is located in the second bay from the right. The rear range consists of a 15th-century hall, a 16th-century service range, and a cross-passage that separates them. The western end of the hall was rebuilt during the 18th century, with a 19th-century extension added later. A projection, likely a former stair turret, sits in the re-entrant angle between the front and rear ranges. The south facade showcases irregularly placed 2- and 3-light stone mullioned windows from the 17th century. A doorway from the 18th century has a lugged, moulded architrave with a pulvinated frieze supporting a block carved with a swag, topped by a swan neck pediment.

Inside, the eastern passage has undergone significant alteration but retains sections of two chamfered, shouldered doorways and a contemporary pierced wooden grille. A panelled oak partition separates the hall and passage, featuring a moulded doorway and a brattished cresting. The hall contains an 18th-century fireplace. The ceilings are supported by chamfered beams. The roof of the hall is 15th century, spanning three bays with moulded arch-braced collars and curved struts above the collars. The purlins are chamfered and windbraced, with subsidiary arch-braced collar trusses springing from the middle purlin set between the main trusses. The ceilings are carried on deep chamfered beams.