Harper'S Farmhouse

Harper's Farmhouse is a farmhouse that dates from the 17th century, with early and late 18th-century and late 19th-century additions. The building features a cross wing that is timber-framed with brick-nogged or wattle and daub infill, which has been replaced by brick and stone at the front. The first extension has irregular English bond brickwork, while the second has regular brickwork with Flemish bond at the front. The roof is tiled.

The farmhouse has two sections: the left is 2 and a half storeys high, the right is 2 storeys, and the cross wing is 1 and a half storeys. There is a small rear stair extension from the late 19th century. The front of the cross wing has a timber corner post on the right with a brace to the truss, a 2-light casement window with a cambered brick arch, and a gable truss above that features a 3-light casement window with an iron opening light and weatherboard over on brackets.

On the left return, there is a small window and a gabled dormer above with Y tracery, decorative barge boards, and a timber finial. Set back on the left is a brick wing, with a conservatory at the front on the right. To the left, there are mid-20th-century metal French doors with a cambered brick arch. A half-glazed door leads to a porch with a timber hood, wooden finial, and trellis sides. There is a single-storey canted bay to the left with 6-pane windows and a lead flat.

The left side has a vertical joint, a similar bay with small panes, and a 2-light, flat-headed opening to the cellar on the left, along with a blocked window. The first floor has four 3-light casement windows with iron opening lights and cambered brick arches in the higher left section. The eaves feature dentil detailing.

The chimney rises from the right eaves of the cross wing, with three on the ridge of the brick section. The roof is half-hipped down to the ridge of the cross wing. On the left return, there is a 2-light casement on the right to the ground floor, with steps down to the cellar, both featuring cambered brick arches. There is a blocked slit above the cellar door and a 2-light casement in the gable with an iron opening light and no lintel.

Inside, the right room in the brick section has a wide fireplace recess with a timber lintel and beaded edge, along with an original wooden seat on the right. The floor is stone-paved, and there is a boarded door. The left end has arches on each side of the fireplace, with the left side open to the front section, which is reported to contain an organ from the 19th century, while the right side is blind, leading to a harness room behind with an outside door.