Church Ford

Church Ford is a house that dates from the 17th century or possibly earlier, with extensions made in the 19th century. It features plastered cob and rubble walls, a thatched roof on the lower range that is hipped at one end, and a gabled tile roof on the 19th-century wing. There are two brick axial stacks, one serving the thatched range and the other located at the junction of the two parts of the house.

The building has an L-shaped plan, with the older range running east-west down the slope. Originally, this range likely consisted of three rooms, possibly with a cross passage, but an axial stack now divides the two main rooms, and the lower end has been subdivided. At the higher end, a mid-19th-century wing has been added, which contains three rooms arranged in a row.

The exterior is two storeys high. The projecting 19th-century range on the left has a regular three-window front featuring small-paned casements arranged in a 3:2:3 pattern on the first floor. Below, there are two four-light French windows in a bay, with a 20th-century glazed door in a small porch between them. The older range, which projects considerably lower from the right-hand end, has a three-window front. This includes small 20th-century two-light casements on the first floor, with two dormers on the right. On the ground floor, there are two fixed small-paned lights to the left, and to their right is an 18th-century two-light wooden mullion window. The thatch extends down in a catslide over the right-hand part of this range, forming a pentice for an open porch with a 19th-century plank door behind. There is also a lower 19th-century single-storey outbuilding attached at the right-hand end.

The interior was inaccessible at the time of the survey, but it is likely to contain features of interest such as an open fireplace, ceiling beams, and possibly early roof timbers.