South Barwick Farmhouse

South Barwick Farmhouse is a farmhouse dating from the early to mid 17th century, with some alterations made in the 19th century. It features rendered cob walls and a hipped thatch roof. The building has two axial brick stacks, one in the main range and one in the front wing, as well as a rear lateral stack made of rendered rubble. The layout consists of a four-room and through-passage plan, with a wing at the front of the right-hand end. While the main range appears to be integral, there are few early features exposed, leading to the possibility that the left-hand end is an addition. The wing displays more recognizably early features, likely from the mid 17th century, suggesting that the main range could be from the early 17th century. The room to the left of the passage is heated by an axial stack, the room to the right by a rear lateral stack, and the inner room of the wing also has an axial stack. The outer room beyond the wing is an outbuilding. In the 19th century, the house was modernized, and a small rear addition was made behind the right-hand end, which was later raised to two storeys in the 20th century.

The exterior is two storeys high, with an asymmetrical four-window front. The first floor features early 20th century small-paned two-light casements, while the ground floor has late 19th or early 20th century four-pane sashes, except for a mid-20th century metal frame casement on the right. There is a 19th century six-panel door with a flat doorhood to the right of the center. The long lower wing projects from the right-hand end and has a 19th century plank door at its right-hand end. The outer face of the wing includes a three-light 17th century ovolo-moulded wooden mullion window on the ground floor. Inside, the room to the right of the passage has substantial plastered ceiling beams, and there is a 17th century ovolo-moulded wooden doorframe in the wing. The roof space was not inspected, but only one pair of substantial straight principals, which may date from the 17th century, is visible on the first floor; other timbers are likely replaced from the 19th or 20th century.