Charity Farmhouse

Charity Farmhouse is a former farmhouse, now a house, likely built in the 17th century. It was altered in the 19th century and enlarged in 1922 by Sir P. Stott, as noted by a datestone. The building features coursed, squared stone and timber-framing with rendered infill, topped by a stone slate roof.

The main section is three bays wide and one and a half storeys tall, with a single-storey, three-bay extension to the left and a two-storey cross wing at the back. The entrance front has a part-height straight joint on the right near the corner, a single-storey canted bay with a three-light casement and a hipped roof. The half-glazed door, which is accessed by one stone step, has marginal lights and two panels below. There are three-light stone-mullioned windows, and above, a parapet gable on the right features an ashlar chimney with a moulded cap and three gabled dormers, each with three-light casements.

A chimney rises from the eaves on the left end, which has a rendered gable over timber-framing. To the left, the lower wing has a canted single-storey bay with a three-light mullioned window and a hipped roof. There is a boarded door accessed by five stone steps, featuring a four-centred arch and a stone lintel. A gabled dormer with a two-light casement is present, along with a parapet gable on the left end. The right return is partially covered by a late 20th-century conservatory, which is not of special interest, and it obscures a two-light Perpendicular window said to be from Hailes Abbey.

Inside, there is a stone-paved entrance hall with timber-framed cross walls. A wide stone fireplace with a timber lintel is located in the room to the right, which also has exposed beams and bar-stop chamfered joists. The room to the left features exposed unchamfered joists. The house was owned by Miss E. Wedgwood and has been visited by notable figures such as J.M. Barrie, Sargent, and H.G. Wells.