The Noake

The Noake is a farmhouse, likely built in the early 18th century and enlarged in the early to mid-19th century. It features English bond brickwork, with the earlier part being irregular and roughcast facing the lane. The roof is slate, except for the long rear slope of the wing at a right angle to the lane, which is tiled with darker diamond patterns.

The building has two four-window ranges arranged at right angles and is two storeys high, with a long single-storey rear wing forming a U shape. The angle is infilled with a single storey that has a long roof sloping down from the two-storey garden front. Facing the lane, there is a plinth and four sash windows on each floor, each with projecting keystones. The eaves course is plain and projecting, and the roof is hipped with a chimney located one bay from the right. Inside, there are panelled internal shutters.

On the left side, the garden front features a large single-storey canted bay with sash windows on the sides and a glazed door at the end, accessed by two stone steps. Above this bay, there are double French doors set within a cambered rubbed brick arch, with the render returning a short way onto the garden front to the right. The hipped roof extends over this section. To the left, there is a lower two-storey range with four three-light casements that have iron opening lights. The first two casements have rubbed brick arches, while the second two have cambered brick heads, with a change in brickwork between them. Above, there are three sashes with timber lintels and dentil eaves, and the roof is hipped on the left side, with a chimney one bay from the end. A bellcote with a swept pyramidal roof is located at the change of brickwork. The right end may have replaced an earlier building. Notably, the poet Sydney Dobell lived here from 1848 to 1850 while writing 'The Roman'.