Gunners Farm (EHER 37195)

15th to 16th century timber-framed hall house.

Hall house of the 15th to 16th century or earlier, and extended in the 19th century. It is timber-framed, mainly plastered with some weatherboarding, and the roof is thatched. There is a low two-bay hall block with front and rear doors still on the line of the original cross-entry at the north end, two bay crosswing, probably contemporary, to north. It has an axial chimney stack in the north bay of hall. There is also an external chimney stack on the north wall of crosswing, now enclosed by a large lean-to extension of the 19th century. It has two 20th century porches, one by original front door, and one to the north of a lean-to extension. On the ground floor, there are two 20th century casement windows with imitation diamond leading, porch, of 19th century casement window in end of lean-to. The first floor has one 20th century casement window with imitation diamond leading. No access obtained. From external inspection it appears to have all the features of a medieval hall house, very little altered except for a lean-to extension. There is a small area of weatherboarding on the west end of crosswing. RCHM 7. It was re-thatched 1966. <1> See: <2>