Great Englebourne

Great Englebourne is a large farmhouse built in 1823, located near the site of a former manor house. The building is constructed of stuccoed stone rubble and features a low-pitched hipped roof covered with asbestos slate, where the lead rolls have been replaced with ridge tiles. It has deep eaves supported by paired soffit brackets and moulded cast iron gutters, along with a band at the first-floor level and rendered ridge chimney stacks.

The farmhouse has an overall square plan, with the principal rooms located on either side of a central hall. The stairs are situated in a well at the rear of the hall, while service rooms are arranged in a range across the back. The exterior is two storeys high, with the southeast front displaying a 2:1:2 bay arrangement. The central section is advanced, with the eaves and roof breaking forward above it. A central portico features two pairs of Doric columns that support an entablature with a deep cornice, lacking triglyphs, and is adorned with three-panelled double doors. The ground storey has tall 12-pane sash windows with low cills, while the first storey features small 12-pane sashes and a central 16-pane sash.

The right-hand return on the northeast side has a 1:2:1 bay configuration, with the centre recessed and 12-pane sashes, along with garage doors on the right side of the ground storey. The left-hand return on the southwest side consists of three bays, with the centre recessed and 16-pane sashes, and features 20th-century garden doors on the ground storey. A late 19th-century conservatory is located at the southwest corner.

Inside, the farmhouse is very intact and retains much of its original joinery, including panelled window shutters and doors, as well as plaster ceiling cornices and marble chimneypieces. The rounded stairwell at the back of the hall has an egg-and-dart cornice and a renewed lantern. The geometric staircase features an open string, shaped tread ends, and a wreathed handrail. Notably, Sir William Russell Flint is said to have stayed at Great Englebourne, and both the house and stables are depicted in some of his paintings.