Upper House Farmhouse (EHER 1606)

Late 14th to early 15th century timber-framed manor house.

Medieval house, wing added early in the 17th century, on same side as this are 'modern' additions. Upper storey projects at the end of the 17th century wing. <1> Building is 16th century. <2> <3> House dates to around 1400, and was altered in the 16th and 18th centuries. There is a 16th century two-bay extension to the north-west of the cross wing. The 19th century extension is single storey. The upper floor of the original cross wing has a late 16th century inserted window over each jetty. Other windows and doors are 20th century. The hall range has an inserted floor from the late 16th century. The roof has been rebuilt, with walls raised in the 18th century. The cross wing roof was rebuilt in the late 16th century in clasped purlin form with three arched doorheads at the junction of the hall and the cross wing embellished in the 18th to 19th centuries. Two may be original, one is a reproduction. <4> See also: <5>