Hayden Farmhouse

Farmhouse. Dating from the early 17th century, with alterations in the 18th, 19th, and 1914, as well as minor changes in the mid-20th century. The building is timber-framed with some wattle and daub infill, and other parts brick-nogged, with painted brickwork of various dates and a tiled roof. It has an ‘L’ shape, consisting of a three-bay, two-room end, and a four-bay, two-storey rear wing with a slightly lower two-bay extension. A lean-to is present in the angle and on the short wing. The open side faces a yard, with a short wing on the right gable. This wing has a stone plinth, with framing two panels high per floor. An external brick chimney has sloping brick offsets; a 20th-century wooden window replaces an earlier door on the ground floor. A brick lean-to on the front has a 2-light casement. A 2-light casement and boarded door are set back on the left front of the brick lean-to. The rear wing has a high ashlar plinth, with framing extending to the eaves, a boarded door, and a 2-light casement. Above, on the right, curved braces form a circle, partly obscured by the lean-to; a 5-light casement has applied framing, leaded lights with some greenish glass, and iron-opening casements. A three-light casement is to the left, with a curved brace corner post to the wallplate. Ridge chimneys are on the right and left gable. A slightly lower wing to the left has a brick plinth, framing extending to the eaves, and parts replaced with brickwork at the bottom. It features a blocked doorway, a shuttered opening on the ground floor, and an opening above. A gable of brick lean-to is on the left.

Inside, some exposed beams have hollow chamfers in the rear wing. Partitions have been moved, and stairs were likely inserted. A cantilevered toilet off the rear wing conserves its seat with a cover. The upper floor was originally open to the roof, with straight wind braces. The short wing on the right originally contained two unequal rooms on each floor. A partition was moved on the ground floor, and part of the first floor was raised in 1914 when the corner was rebuilt in brick. Panelled doors lead to a cupboard in the rear ground floor room. Wide chamfers are visible on the ceiling beams. Collar trusses are in the loft, with two pairs of purlins and a square ridge. The wings of the 'L' were constructed at different times, and parts of the rear wall of the longer section were rebuilt in brick in the late 18th century.