Forder Green Farmhouse

Forder Green Farmhouse dates from the early 19th century. It is a stucco-built farmhouse with a slate roof, hipped at one end, and has two rendered brick stacks, one at the left end of the main block and another axial to the rear of the front block. The house has a roughly L-shaped plan and appears to be integral. The front block is double-depth, containing a large room to the left, an asymmetrical entrance hall and a smaller room to the right. The entrance hall leads to a substantial stairwell at the rear, left of the hall, and a large principal room on its right. Service rooms are housed in a rear wing.

The front facade is of two storeys and has an almost regular arrangement of three windows and a central door, all disposed to the right. The windows are likely original tripartite sashes with 20 panes and hornless glazing. A single-light, 16-pane sash is located in the centre of the first floor. The contemporary six-fielded panel door has a rectangular fanlight with radial glazing bars, set within a doorcase with panelled reveals. A door canopy is supported on slender, reeded columns. To the right of the front block are two original French windows with marginal glazing bars. A round-headed stair window is located at the rear. The rear wing is of irregular form and clearly intended for a less important purpose.

The interior remains relatively intact, aside from the fireplaces. The principal room to the left has a cornice with a ceiling band of rosettes. A recessed area at the rear of this room was formerly arched and has flat pilasters on either side. The entrance hall has a flagstone floor. The right-hand front room features a simple flat ceiling band, while the larger room behind it has a moulded cornice and a plain flat ceiling band. The original open-well staircase has column newels, stick balusters, and a curved and ramped handrail. Original panelled shutters are present in the three principal rooms. The house represents an interesting provincial adaptation of classical house design, albeit on a modest scale.