Stockham Marsh Farmhouse

Stockham Marsh Farmhouse is a farmhouse dating from the early 17th century and the early to mid 19th century. Much of the original timber framing was rebuilt in brick during the early 19th century. The roofs are covered with slate, featuring brick stacks at the south gable end and along the ridge. The building has a U-shaped plan, with the main range extending roughly north-south, a wing extending west from the northern end, and a smaller wing extending west from the southern end.

The main range is two stories high and consists of four bays, with three-light side-hung timber casements, except for a single casement above the doorway. The door, dating from the 19th century, is set beneath a 19th-century hipped lean-to porch adorned with fish-scale tiles. The first-floor windows have cambered heads, while the ground-floor windows feature rendered timber lintels. The roof at the north end is half hipped, sloping towards the rear wing, which has a higher roofline and lower eaves than the main range. This wing has three bays, with two retaining their timber framing and the third constructed in brick. The gable end of this wing has a half hipped roof. The smaller southern wing consists of two bays, with windows matching those of the main range.

Inside, the house follows a lobby-entry plan and features a chamfered spine beam with bar stops to the right of the chimney stack. The room to the left of the entry has another similar chamfered spine beam with unusual fish-patterned stops. The winding stair remains in its original position to the left of the entrance door. One original roof truss from the early 17th century is still present in the main range. The northern wing retains its heavy timber frame and has a two-bay roof with a collar truss. The first-floor room in this wing has been preserved as a cheese room, featuring 18th-century cheese racks that extend from floor to ceiling, with three loose cheese shelves still in place.