Home Farm

Home Farm is a farmhouse that dates back to the 16th century or earlier, with alterations made in the 17th century and later. It is constructed of cob, with some parts rebuilt in brick, and has a slate roof that is partly natural and partly asbestos, likely replacing thatch. The building has brick stacks with shafts.

The farmhouse has an L-shaped plan, with the main range featuring a two-room and cross passage arrangement. This layout is now heated by end stacks, and there is an unheated rear left wing. The original structure may have been a late medieval open hall, which could have been truncated later.

The exterior of the building is two storeys high. The garden elevation displays a three-window front, with a gabled roof at the right end and a hipped roof at the left, where it connects to the rear wing. In the centre, there is a 19th-century brick gabled projecting porch that has a round-headed outer doorway and a 20th-century outer door. The ground floor windows feature segmental brick arches, while the three first-floor windows all have 20th-century glazing. The left side of the wing has a projecting shouldered stack with a tall brick shaft, along with a 20th-century single-storey flat-roofed addition serving as a porch for the rear entrance. The rear elevation is made of unpainted brick and includes a shallow projection at the angle between the main range and the wing, which has a single-storey lean-to attached, with the roof wrapping around the projection.

Inside, there are notable features. The cross passage is flanked by plank and muntin screens. The ground floor room on the left has a plank and muntin screen leading to the room in the rear wing, and there is a chamfered crossbeam from the mid to late 17th century with scroll stops, along with a second chamfered beam against the left end wall. A winder stair is located off the cross passage to the right of the front door. The roof was inaccessible during the inspection, but the feet of a jointed cruck are visible on the first floor, along with a trenched purlin. This may indicate a medieval roof, although this would need to be confirmed by examining the structure above the ceiling.

Despite some external alterations, Home Farm is an early building that retains many good internal features.