Woolmore Farmhouse

Woolmore Farmhouse is a significant example of a 17th-century farmhouse, built in 1631 for George Hulbert, a London vintner. It is constructed of English bond brick with ashlar quoins, and has a complex roof featuring stone slates to the front pitches and pantiles to the rear pitches, with saddleback coped verges and finials to the gables. Four brick stacks are located in the central valley.

The farmhouse is square in plan, with two storeys and an attic, presenting a symmetrical three-windowed facade. The central planked door is framed by a moulded Tudor arched surround, with stops to the jambs, and is topped by a two-light hollow chamfered mullioned window. A string course runs above the whole. Either side of the door are four-light mullioned and transomed windows with king mullions and leaded glass, each protected by a relieving arch on both the ground and first floors. The first floor features a central cross window, flanked by further three-light mullioned and transomed windows, with a string course above. The left return resembles the front, but the central door and a ground floor window, along with the first-floor cross window are blocked, with a stone wash house attached to the left. The right return mirrors the front, featuring a central chamfered door case and a planked door, now partially obscured by a 20th-century lean-to porch, and with a blocked four-light mullioned and transomed window to the right. The rear elevation is similar to the front, but includes a three-light flat mullioned window to the left of the door, and a three-light cyma mullioned window to the right.

Inside, a cross passage connects the front to the rear of the house. The front left room contains a large Tudor fireplace with a cornice and a herringbone brick back; the doors are narrow panelled oak, one with a fine carved border. The rear left room features a Victorian marble fireplace. Ceilings have been lowered throughout, obscuring any original 17th-century ceiling beams. A narrow rear staircase leads to the first floor, which retains more original features. The front and rear right rooms have large stone Tudor fireplaces with cornices. Garderobe chambers with narrow panelled oak doors are centrally placed on the side walls, adjacent to the front and rear rooms. A front right bedroom contains square beaded panelled oak cupboards, possibly for spices. Blocked fireplaces are found in the front and rear left rooms. The roof trusses were replaced around 1926 following a fire, and the brickwork was restored in approximately 1903.