Courtneys Farmhouse Including Barn Adjoining To West

Courtneys Farmhouse, dating from the late 16th to early 17th century, was significantly rebuilt around 1830. It is constructed of plastered and colour-washed brick, with some original cob and stone rubble in the older sections. The roof is slate, and chimneyshafts are brick. The original layout consisted of a 3-room-and-through-passage plan facing south. The rooms were separated by a central entrance lobby containing the main staircase. The parlour (east end) has a gable-end stack, the dining room (centre) has an axial stack backing onto the lobby, and the original kitchen is situated at the left end with an end stack projecting into the adjoining barn. Extensive rebuilding around 1830 affected much of the house, with only the passage and service end kitchen retaining evidence of earlier fabric, which was also refurbished. The house now presents a symmetrical 5-window facade with mostly 16-pane sashes from around 1830. A flat-roofed porch with a moulded entablature and replacement oak posts stands before the main entrance, flanked by stucco pilaster strips. The left-hand section has casements with glazing bars, and a 20th-century door replaces the original. Deep eaves are supported by shaped brackets. The interior features oak plank-and-muntin screens lining the original passage, with ovolo-moulded muntins on the upper screen. A reset muntin blocks the original doorway, while a fine oak Tudor arch with a moulded surround and carved rosettes and ferns defines the rear passage doorway. The former kitchen contains an 18th-century corner cupboard with shaped shelves, while the rest of the house displays 1830s plasterwork and joinery, including an open string staircase with stick balusters and a mahogany handrail. An adjoining barn, largely rebuilt in the 19th century but likely dating from the 17th century, projects from the west end. The east side of the barn is built of Flemish bond brick, while the front gable-end is of local grey limestone, incorporating a large doorway. The roof of the barn has 19th-century king post trusses.