Heathfield Farmhouse

Heathfield Farmhouse is a farmhouse that dates back to the 15th century or earlier, with later alterations. It features a dairy and pantry extension on the left side. The building is constructed of cob and sandstone, rendered, and stands directly on sandstone bedrock, topped with a half-hipped wheat reed thatched roof. Originally designed as a three-room, through-passage house, the higher end is located to the right of the passage. The medieval smoke-blackened roof extends almost the entire length of the present house and is marked by a higher roof ridge line. There is a rubble stone axial stack with a drip course raised in brick, located against the passage and heating hall, and an 18th-century internal front stack at the extreme right-hand corner with a 20th-century brick shaft.

The farmhouse has two storeys and a front with scattered fenestration. The cross passage entrance is left of centre, with two 2-light windows on either side. There are four first-floor windows, each with two lights, positioned under eyebrow eaves. All windows are fitted with 20th-century timber casements.

Inside, the hall, located to the right of the passage, features stone flagged flooring and three beams that are chamfered with scroll stops; the fireplace in this area is now blocked. The inner room, which may be divided from the hall by a concealed screen, contains two beams, one of which has a hollow step stop. The roof comprises four bays, three of which are medieval. The medieval roof shows evidence of smoke-blackening throughout. In the lower end, all front rafters have been renewed, while the ridge-piece is truncated and some back rafters are smoke-blackened. The hall features a jointed cruck adjacent to the inserted stack, which has a pronounced camber to the collar, morticed and side pegged, with trenched purlins, all of which are smoke-blackened. There is a closed truss between the hall and the inner room, with smoke-blackening visible on both sides and infill present only in the hall. Above the inner room, some smoke blackening can be seen on the ridge-piece, rafters, and thatch.