Churley Farmhouse

Churley Farmhouse is likely of 16th-century origin, enlarged in the 17th century, and significantly altered with a brick front in the 19th century. The south gable end and southeast portion of the facade were rebuilt in the late 19th century, and bay windows were inserted then too. The farmhouse is constructed of red brick in English bond, with a squared and coursed lias plinth. It has a plain clay tile roof with brick stacks at either end of the left-hand two bays; the right-hand bay has a steeper pitch concrete tile roof with coped verges and a central brick stack. The gable end faces east onto the road.

The building's original form may have been an open hall house, later ceiled to a three-cell plan with a cross passage, and an additional room was added beyond the kitchen at the north end. A continuous outshot extends along the rear, and a conservatory occupies the south gable end. The two-storey, three-by-one bay facade features a first-floor four-light window with a segmental head and keystone to the right of the entrance. A square bay window with a dentil cornice and double doors with marginal glazing bars and sidelights is nearby. The entrance is framed by Ham stone ashlar with console brackets and features a six-panel door. The rear return shows a higher lias plinth and a four-light segmental-headed window with a keystone in the gable end, along with a 20th-century four-light window below and a three-light window in the outshot.

Inside, a staircase was inserted beside a former stack to the left of the through passage. The hall has a 19th-century grate and a steeply chamfered compartment ceiling, mirrored in the adjacent inner room, which is separated by a partition creating the impression of a single original room. The front and gable end walls appear to have been rebuilt beyond the original wall line, as the compartment ceiling does not rest upon them. The kitchen, to the right of the through passage, has a 19th-century bressumer above the lintel; a cupboard with 18th-century panelling occupies the rear wall, flanked by deep recesses—the right-hand one provides access to the north gable end room, which also has a chamfered beam. The roof is of collar beam construction, with changes of level on the upper floor, and the present owner reports that earlier roof trusses remain within the roof space. The front wall at the southeast end is splayed out, and the compartment ceiling beams above the grate in the hall are detaching from the ceiling.