Listed Building: RICHES FARMHOUSE (405388)

TL 85 NW WHEPSTEAD RECTORY ROAD 4/138 Riches Farmhouse II Farmhouse; late C16 with alterations of C17 and mid C19. 2 storeys, 3-cell lobby-entrance plan. Timber-framed and rough-cast rendered. Slated roof with axial and gable chimneys of red brick, rendered. Small-pane sliding sashes. Pair of 3-panelled mid C19 entrance doors with architrave and small flat canopy. Typical late C16 framing exposed internally; a wide unglazed window (now blocked) in the room above the service end - this was possibly a cheese-loft. The parlour probably rebuilt C17, and a 1-cell extension built against rear of parlour/hall chimney, forming a T-plan. The eaves raised and a new lower- pitched roof built c.1840. Listing NGR: TL8400557458