Hale Farmhouse

House. Dating from the 15th century, Hale Farmhouse has been altered and extended in the early 17th century, with later work. It is timber framed with colourwashed brick infill. The roof is tiled, with a brick chimney in the centre of the north range and on the west roof slope of the east wing. The house is arranged in an L-shape: the east wing is a 15th-century hall, the north range was added in the 17th century, and the west bay is from the 18th century. The north elevation has a gable of the 15th-century wing to the left, with a 20th-century projecting chimney, a 3-light upper casement, a 1-story gabled extension, and three bays of the 17th-century range to the right, with two large gabled dormers each containing a 3-light casement. There are three small 20th-century ground floor casements. A slated lean-to addition is on the west gable. The south elevation features 20th-century casements. The west return of the east wing has one gabled dormer with a 3-light casement and a slated lean-to addition on the south gable. The east elevation has two bays of 20th-century casements and a 1-story former stable range attached to the left side.

Inside the east wing, the two southern bays display 15th-century timber framing of the original open hall. This includes the central truss with hollow chamfered posts, a tiebeam, and arch braces, along with curved wall braces and long curved windbraces supporting the roof. The north bay retains the original floor with heavy, closely set joists. The southern bays contain a chimney stack and a floor, likely dating from around 1600, featuring deeply chamfered cross beams and joists with moulded chamfer stops. The north wall is completely panelled with grooved run-through panelling, with "BRED OF LYE" inscribed above a door to the original parlour. The 17th-century north range has exposed timbers and an inglenook fireplace.