The Banner Farmhouse

House. Dating from the 17th century, with later alterations, The Banner Farmhouse is a timber-frame building with diagonal bracing and brick infill, some of which is herringbone pattern. The building is whitewashed on parts and rendered on the east side, while the far gable and the ground floor of the near bay have been rebuilt in brick. It has a rubble stone plinth and a tiled roof, half-hipped to the front, with a rebuilt brick chimney between the far bays. The house is two storeys and an attic, with three bays. Most windows are irregular, with leaded casements. On the east side, there are two 17th-century canted oriel windows on shaped wooden brackets. These windows have ovolo-moulded wooden mullions; the first-floor window is blocked on one side, and the ground-floor window has a small tiled gable above. A 17th-century four-light window, also with similar mullions, is situated between the right bays, above the lobby entry. A similar three-light window is found at the rear. A 20th-century brick and tile porch shelters a 20th-century door, and there is a board door to the first floor at the right of the centre bay. The gable facing the street features old diamond-leaded casements and a single-storey rubble stone extension. Inside, there are chamfered spine beams, with the beam in the centre bay featuring run-out stops. A large rubble stone fireplace is also present.