Dairyley Farmhouse (EHER 29305)

Late 16th or early 17th century timber framed house, altered in the late 18th and 20th centuries. A historic building recording was conducted between 2021 and 2024 to photographically record the exposed frame of the building as it was removed over a long period of time. The exposed frame confirmed the details given in the Listing description. The L plan original frame has 6in wide oak studs with externally trenched cranked display braces and a clasped side purlin roof with waisted principal rafters. Internally, the floor frames have the common joists set on edge which strongly suggests the c.1600 date given in the Listing.

December 1967. Grade II listed. Dairyley Farmhouse (formerly listed as Dairylay Farmhouse under outlying items). Wrongly shown on OS map as Dairy Farm. House. Built in around 1600, altered in 18th and 20th centuries. RCHM 33. Grade II. (See list for details). <1> 2021-2024. Historic building survey. The exposed frame confirmed the details given in the Listing description. The L-shaped original frame has 6in wide oak studs with externally trenched cranked display braces and a clasped side purlin roof with waisted principal rafters. Internally, the floor frames have the common joists set on edge which strongly suggests the c.1600 date given in the Listing. The second pile has a primary braced nailed interrupted studwork frame of 18th century style arranged for sash windows. There has been extensive replacement of the frame in the Late 20th century with machined 2x4in softwood studs on the South-Western and South-Eastern elevations. All the windows have been replaced with casements and some of the openings for sash windows reduced. Most of the internal finishes have been removed in favour of plasterboard but some 18th century wattle panels remain in the upper registers. <2> Dairy Farm [NAT]. <3> Dairy Farm, house and barn, nearly 1 mile NE of the church. The House is of L-shaped plan with the wings extending towards the NW and NE; the NE wing is probably of later date than the other. There is a gable at the E end of the SW front and in the NE wing there are some old iron casements. <4> Original HER entry merged with NRHE data transfer.