Dennett'S Farmhouse

Dennett's Farmhouse is a farmhouse dating from the 16th century, with possible earlier origins. It was altered in the 17th century and enlarged, with the windows being updated in the early 19th century. The building is constructed of random rubble chert stone and features a plinth, a plain clay tile roof, a brick stack at the south-west gable end, and a roughcast stack with upper courses of brickwork to the right of the entrance. The damaged stone stack is located at the gable end of the north-west wing at the rear.

The layout suggests it was originally an open hall house, now arranged as a four-cell structure with a cross passage and a kitchen addition at the rear. The farmhouse is two storeys high and has four bays, with three- and two-light leaded iron casements, some featuring quadrant stays, set within floor window openings under wooden lintels. There are two three-light windows flanking a central plank door, with an infilled opening to the left and a small raking buttress to the right.

On the rear elevation, there are similar three-light windows, a 17th-century door leading to the rear of the through passage, and a 19th-century door with decorative hinges leading to the kitchen wing.

Inside, the farmhouse is said to contain evidence of a jointed cruck truss roof. There is a central stack with a modern grate inserted, backing onto the through passage. The chamfered cross beams lack stops, with one beam supported on a post that is partly set into the front wall and features a corbel. A straight stair rises against the rear wall, replacing an earlier winder stair. There is a timber-framed partition with a shaped head doorway dividing this room from the northeast gable end room. The south-west gable end room has a plank screen and a chamfered lintel above a partially removed fireplace. At one point, the farmhouse was divided into separate dwellings, and the northeast gable end room is said to have served as a cheese room. The farmhouse's name derives from the Dinnett family, its former owners.