Callow Farmhouse

Farmhouse. Dating back to the late 16th century, with additions and alterations in the mid-17th, 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. The building is timber-framed with brick nogging, incorporating stone bases to two chimneys. A brick facade and a rear extension are present, as is a tiled roof. The original design was an "H" shape, with the rear yard later infilled. The rear elevation, facing the farmyard, has a gable on the left side. The ground floor has been rebuilt in brick, featuring a three-light casement window on the left and a boarded door on the right. Above, the timber framing is close-studded, with a storey height. A blocked central window and a three-light casement are visible on the left side. The gable displays collar and tie-beam construction and close-studded timber framing. Two external brick chimneys are on the left return. To the right is a projecting dairy, built with English garden wall bond brickwork and featuring a boarded door on the left return and two two-light casement windows on the front facade. A stone chimney base rises from the roof, topped with two diamond-set brick stacks. A right gable includes steps leading to a boarded cellar door. The timber framing above is close-studded, with two panels high on each floor. An external brick stack is on the right side gable, and a small window is on the ground floor to the left, alongside a two-light casement on the first floor and in the gable. Decorative 'V' struts are present in the panels. The right return shows close-studded timber framing, two panels high on the ground floor and square framing, three panels high above. A projecting stone chimney base with a plinth is positioned to the right of centre, with a three-light casement in part of what was formerly a larger window to the left, and a blocked window to the right. The first floor mirrors this arrangement, with a single-light window added against the chimney on the left. Two brick stacks rise above, ornamented with diamond panels and fleur-de-lys designs. Internally, exposed timber-framed walls remain, and a steeply cambered arch defines a blocked door in the left wing. The central and front right rooms benefit from wide chamfered ceiling beams with pyramid stops, alongside large fireplaces. In the front room, a fireback from 1643 is present. The rear room and the first floor of the right wing feature hollow chamfers on the ceiling beams. A queen-strut truss is visible in the right wing, supported by two pairs of purlins and curved braces. A square ridge completes the roof structure. The centre and right wings were added to an earlier left wing. The farmhouse forms a group with the adjacent barn and cowhousing.