Nichols Farmhouse (EHER 28150)

Late medieval timber-framed house, altered in 16th and 17th century.

NRHE data transfer: Nichol's Farm [NAT]. <1> Nichol's Farmhouse. House of the late medieval, altered in the 16th and early 17th century. RCHM 3. Grade II. <2> Nichol's Farm, formerly a manor house now two tenements, nearly 3/4 mile SSE of the church, is of two storeys, timber-framed and plastered; the roofs are tiled. It was built late in the 16th century, and the south half of the building was originally of one storey, but a floor was afterwards inserted in it. At the junction of the higher and lower parts of the house, is an original chimney-stack with six octagonal shafts which have moulded bases; the caps have been removed. Inside the building many of the rooms have open timber ceilings. All the roofs have chambered tie-beams resting on shaped wall-posts. In the south part one tie-beam is only a few feet above the first floor and has been cut through for a doorway. Condition - Good. <3> See also: <4>