Dayhouse Farmhouse

Farmhouse. Dating from the 17th century, it was remodelled in 1808, likely referencing Flora Fust, as noted on a monument within the Church of St. Michael, and is part of the Fust Estate. Later alterations have also occurred. The building is constructed of brick and rubble stone, with stone dressings. The east side has been rendered, the front has a slate roof, while the rear has double Roman tiles. A brick gable stack is also present. The layout is an “L” shape, including a rear dairy wing and a former through passage.

The farmhouse is two and a half storeys high with three windows, all featuring 3-light casements. The ground floor windows are from the 19th century, while those on the first floor are 20th century. All windows have splayed stone lintels with keys. A central wooden gabled porch has a plank and batten door within a moulded frame, featuring strap hinges on the reverse and six circular tie-plates. The west side, constructed of rubble with a brick upper portion, has two attic windows with flat splayed brick heads. A 20th-century door, featuring a gauged brick head and keystone, three circular tie-plates and one decorative tie, is also present. An early 19th-century single-storey brick extension incorporating a 20th-century 3-light casement and plank door is located at the rear, while the east side is rendered and contains two blocked attic windows and two circular tie-plates. The north side of the main block has two first-floor windows similar to those on the front. A 20th-century porch with a pitched roof and four circular tie-plates is also present.

The two-storey dairy wing has two windows to the east, with a 9-pane window on the ground floor to the right. The other windows are 20th century. All windows have segmental gauged brick heads and keystones. A central studded door in a plain frame with a segmental head, matching the window surrounds, is also present, along with a band course and two attic windows to the north, all similarly surrounded. The dairy originally consisted of a single storey and was raised and refronted in the early 19th century, as evidenced by the date plaque above the door.

Internally, the front left side of the farmhouse features a heavy, deep-chamfered bressumer over the fireplace, an 18th-century cupboard with a panelled door and brass fittings, and an early 19th-century staircase to the first floor. A winder staircase behind a plank and batten door leads to the attic. The roof structure is six bays, with cambered collars to the principal rafters, plated yokes, and double purlins. The windows have chamfered mullions and plank shutters. The dairy wing has a five-bay roof with racks for cheese shelves. The ground floor of the dairy features chamfered beams and a plank and batten door with strap hinges.