Old Upham House

Old Upham House is a former farmhouse, now a house, dating from the first half of the 17th century, with minor alterations in the 18th century and late 20th century. It is constructed of brick-nogged timber framing, with two panels high per floor, some of which has been replaced with brickwork, and has a tiled roof. The house has a ‘T’ plan, with each section two bays wide and one room deep.

The garden front features a cross wing on the left. A short section of the front has been rebuilt in brick, and contains a four-light mullion and transom window beneath a very flat pediment. A two-light casement sits under a cambered brick arch in the right return. A small casement in a bricked-up section on the left of the main wing is presumed to be the site of a former front door, with mortices in a beam and main post indicating the possible location of a former porch. To the right, the ground floor has been largely renewed in brickwork, featuring late 20th-century French doors under a flat pediment. A large stone base supports the external chimney on the right return.

On the first floor, a three-light mullion and transom window is slightly to the right of centre. A tall, bricked-up opening represents the site of a former porch in the main wing. There are two-light windows with part-leaded lights, and another two-light mullion and transom window to the right. The left gable has two collars with a three-light casement between, and curved ‘V’ struts above. The tiled roof finishes with a stone chimney base on the right, above which is a narrow brick flue.

Internally, there is a dogleg staircase with a moulded handrail, full string and splat balusters. The ground floor of the front of the cross wing has double ovolo moulding to the beams. Two pairs of butt purlins, a square ridge, and a half-truss are visible (in the right wing only); a blocked gable window with diamond-set glazing bars is also present.