Old Dairy House

Old Dairy House is a farmhouse that has been converted into a dwelling. It likely dates from the 16th century, with a four-cell layout and cross passage added in the late 16th to early 17th century. There may have been a parallel range added to the west front in the late 19th century, although the southwestern part of this addition was demolished around 1984. The building features render over rubble on the exposed right gable end and has a thatched roof that is hipped to the left and half-hipped to the right. A tall brick stack has been added to the left gable end, and there is another brick stack to the left of the entrance.

Originally thought to be a single-storey structure, the roof was raised, and a through passage stack was inserted, forming the current four-cell layout with a cross passage. A parallel range at the rear has been partly demolished, and a modern stair has been inserted into the enlarged through passage. The partition between the hall and the adjoining room has been removed. The house is one and a half storeys tall, with a long, irregular façade that has four late 20th-century casement windows on the first floor and three 3-light windows and one 4-light window to the left of the inglenook beside the entrance on the ground floor, along with two 3-light windows to the right.

The left return gable end is unlit, but the remains of the parallel range are set back, featuring a brick stack on the gable end and an inserted 20th-century casement. The interior, which has been partially observed, includes a timber-framed fireplace with brick infill to the left of the enlarged through passage, featuring a chamfered lintel and chamfered bears with step and run-out stops. There is also a timber-framed partition with a peaked doorframe and a renewed held opening into the end room, which has an inserted 20th-century grate. The upper storey is said to contain timber-framed partitions and smoke-blackened rafters, indicating that the building was once open to the roof. The unusual plan suggests that there was originally a dairy opening out of the inner room at the south end. The building was once two cottages and was inhabited by the dairymen from Manor Farm, located about 100 meters to the east, in the early 20th century.