Yondhill Farmhouse

Yondhill Farmhouse is a farmhouse dating from the early to mid 16th century, with alterations made in the 17th century. It features rendered cob walls and a thatched roof that is gabled at the left end and hipped at the right. The building has a large projecting rendered rubble lateral stack at the front, along with a brick stack at the left-hand end and a brick shaft at the right-hand end. The layout consists of a three-room-and-through-passage plan, with the lower end located to the left. The early 16th century date is suggested by the screen at the higher end of the hall, indicating there may have originally been an open hall with a central hearth, although this could only be confirmed by inspecting the roof timbers, which was not possible during the survey. The lateral stack appears to be a 17th-century addition, indicating it was inserted later rather than being an original feature. There is a 19th-century one-storey addition at the rear and right-hand end of the building.

The exterior is two storeys high and features an asymmetrical four-window front with early 20th-century one and two-light casements. The right-hand window on the first floor is a three-light casement from the early 19th century with leaded panes. To the left of the centre is a 19th-century stable-type door, with the stack projecting to its right and having a small fire window.

Inside, the hall has chamfered cross beams and an open fireplace with a chamfered wooden lintel. There is a plank and muntin screen at the higher end of the hall, featuring high stops and a shouldered head doorway. The first floor and roof space were not accessible during the survey, but it is likely that early, possibly medieval, roof timbers may still be present. The house has seen very little alteration in the current century, and it is probable that other surviving early features have been concealed rather than removed.