Cross Lanes Farmhouse

Cross Lanes Farmhouse is a house that was once divided but has now been returned to a single residence. It dates from the late 16th century to early 17th century and features a timber frame with early 19th-century cladding, a mid-19th-century extension, and late 19th-century renovations. The brick walls are constructed in Flemish bond and Flemish Garden Wall bond, with cambered openings on the ground floor. Some features have been altered, including tile or slate-covered framing, and the frame is exposed in two sections with brick infill. The service wing has flintwork with brick dressings and a rendered outshot. This substantial timber-framed building is of the lobby-entrance type and may have originally been designed as a hall with a cross-wing. The southwest front elevation has two storeys with four windows above three. The windows are casements. There is a mid-19th-century 'Tudor' brick porch, as well as a side entrance that features a hipped slate canopy supported by posts and a reused two-panelled 18th-century door. Inside, there is a 17th-century partition wall made of vertical oak panels and several 18th-century panelled doors.