Bush Farmhouse (EHER 37517)

Late 16th century timber-framed house.

House of the late 16th century. It is two storeys and timber-framed and plastered. The house has an 'L' shaped plan with a gabled peg tile roof to form block and rear. It is framed as two bays, with a narrow hearth bay and 'cross-wing' at south end. There is a 17th century stack with inglenook fireplace on rear wall of cross-wing. The front has an off-centre, flat hooded early 19th century entrance door and mixture of 19th century timber and 20th century metal casements with horizontal panes. Interior reveals complete diamond mullioned window in ground floor, north room, and floor joists with soffit tenons and diminished haunches and side purlin roof with straight wind bracing. The site is moated. <1> See: <2>