Whitchurch Farmhouse

Whitchurch Farmhouse is a historic prebendal house of Wells Cathedral that has been converted into a farmhouse. Parts of the building may date back to as early as 1140, when a charter was issued by Bishop Robert of Bath. Datestones indicate alterations made by the Prebendaries in 1613 and 1633. A dairy wing was added in the 17th or 18th century, and some windows were renewed in the 20th century. The structure is built of random rubble with coped verges and slate roofs, featuring ashlar stacks. It has a T-plan layout, with two storeys and an attic, as well as three storeys, and is divided into four bays, with the right bay blank in a projecting wing under a front-facing gable. The windows are moulded stone-mullioned, with some featuring stopped labels; the left ground floor window has a transom and is above a weathered string at first floor level. The second bay includes a projecting two-storeyed gabled porch with a two-light stone-mullioned window on the gable face. The door opening is framed by an elaborate moulded stone surround with a 4-centred head, carved spandrels, a floral-carved frieze, and a cornice, leading to an inner doorway in a moulded stone frame with a 17th-century traceried door. Inside, there is a notable 18th-century staircase along with other lesser features.