Houbridge Hall Farmhouse (EHER 34364)

A house dated to the 16th century, altered in 18th and 19th century. It is partly timber framed, clad with painted brick and plastered, roofed with handmade red clay tiles, and partly of gault brick in Flemish bond, roofed with slate.

Listed building description A house dated to the 16th century, altered in 18th and 19th century. It is partly timber framed, clad with painted brick and plastered, roofed with handmade red clay tiles, and partly of gault brick in Flemish bond, roofed with slate. It is a two-bay range facing SE, with axial stack at left end. There is a three-bay crosswing to right extending forwards, and single-storey extension beyond, roofed with red clay pantiles. There is an early 19th century crosswing to left (possibly incorporating an earlier and smaller crosswing), with three internal stacks against the outside walls, irregularly arranged. There is an early 19th century extension in rear angle, with hipped roof of tiles. The building is two storeys. The left crosswing is faced with gault brick. The house has a hipped roof of low pitch, of slate. The main range has jowled posts, chamfered binding beam and chamfered joists of horizontal section, all with step stops. Over the blocked large wood-burning hearth is a cogged spit mechanism, a rare feature. Between this range and the rear elevation is an early 19th century window of 18 fixed lights, with handmade glass. The roof is of clasped purlin construction.