Fair House Farmhouse

SK29SE BRADFIELD ANNET LANE (south side) Low Bradfield

9/6 Fair House Farmhouse 20/12/74 GV II*

Farmhouse. Late C17, panelling dated 1687, C20 addition to right. Coursed, squared gritstone, stone slate roof. Baffle-entry plan embracing service rooms to rear of an otherwise 2-room plan. 3 storeys, 2 windows to first floor. Chamfered plinth, large quoins. Panelled door to left, quoin reveals and deep lintel, all chamfered. Double-chamfered mullion windows with iron casements. Two 4-light windows to ground floor, continuous dripmould raised up over doorway. Two 4-light windows to first floor under continuous hoodmould. Four 2-light windows to second floor. Moulded kneelers, chamfered gable copings. Short, corniced ashlar stack to centre, later stack to left gable. Lower eaves at rear. Double-chamfered mullion windows to left return. Interior: extensive original panelling to walls and doors. Left ground floor room has bressumer beam with arched doorhead and oak screen to left, stone heck wall to right. To right of heck wall is the stone sink of the former service room. Stone stairs to first floor and oak staircase with flat-balustered rail to attic. Position of former smokehood further evidenced by soffit-morticed collar in attic chamber above bressumer.

Listing NGR: SK2602491841