Ivy Farmhouse

Ivy Farmhouse is probably of early 17th-century origin, with alterations and additions dating to the 18th and 19th centuries. It is a timber-framed building with a 19th-century brick extension. The external walls are predominantly red brick, dating from the 18th century, except for the first-floor front. The roof is covered in pantiles, with a hipped section to the east and a catslide to the rear, and incorporates 19th-century gabled dormers with bargeboards. Chimneys are situated on the ridge and the west end. The original design was a three-bay central lobby-entry house with a rear outshot and lean-to additions at each end; however, a westward extension has since removed the lean-to on that side. The farmhouse is two storeys high and features Yorkshire sash windows with flat brick arches. A six-panel door is located in its original position, now within a 20th-century pedimented surround. A blocked entrance is visible on the west end. The first floor displays a timber frame with close studding and straight bracing. Internally, a large inglenook fireplace is present, alongside a studded partition wall with a sill plate and rail, and a deeply chamfered ceiling beam. Parts of the original timber frame remain visible. The plan is characteristic of 16th-to-17th century timber-framed houses in the Vale of York.