Crooke Farmhouse

Crooke Farmhouse is a farmhouse dating from the 17th century, with additions and alterations made in the 19th century. The building features rendered cob walls and a gable-ended roof that is covered with thatch and slate. There are two brick stacks at the gable ends, along with a rendered stack located axially to the rear wing and at the gable end of the rear wing.

The plan of the farmhouse shows a complex evolution, with the original layout not entirely clear. It is possible that the current structure is a significant 17th-century remodelling of a medieval house. The main 17th-century section is L-shaped, consisting of two rooms in the projecting left part and one room with a passage in the right-hand part. At the rear, there is a one-room heated wing of uncertain date, likely predating the 18th century. Adjacent to this is a 19th-century range that is positioned at right angles, probably added as a kitchen. The interior underwent remodelling in the 19th century, which included the insertion of a staircase in the front wing.

The exterior of the farmhouse is two storeys high and features an asymmetrical four-window L-shaped front, with the wing projecting from the left-hand end. The windows are late 18th-century casements with four lights, square section mullions, and leaded panes. There are two 20th-century glazed doors on the ground floor of the right-hand part, along with a part-glazed 20th-century door in the inner corner of the left-hand range. At the rear of the right-hand part, there is a thatched wing that projects, with a one-storey 20th-century addition in front, and behind it is a slate-roofed 19th-century range positioned at right angles.

Inside, apart from one chamfered ceiling beam with notched stops in the original left-hand part, no original features are visible on the ground floor. However, several 18th-century fielded panel doors remain. The early 19th-century staircase features column newels and stick balusters, with an arch at the bottom adorned with reeded pilasters. The two 17th-century front ranges retain original roof trusses, with collars that are halved on with dovetail joints.