St Arild'S Farmhouse

The building is a late 17th-century farmhouse, altered in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Constructed of rubble, it has a pantiled roof. The original main block is two storeys and an attic and features three windows, alongside a two-storey wing to the right with two windows. The windows are predominantly 2- and 3-light casements with large leaded lights and elaborate catches; a later bay has been added to the ground floor of the right-hand wing. A central 6-panelled door is sheltered by a segmental hood. The interior originally comprised a cross passage with a room on either side, and retains stop-chamfered spine beams with run-out stops. It is noted that St Arild or Arilda was a local Saxon martyr, and the nearby church at Oldbury is the only dedication to her.