NHER 39767 (Building record) - Crane's Farm

Moated site.
Possible moated site; three waterfilled ditches enclose rectangular garden, the buildings and drive now forming west side. House is timber framed, two storeys, east wall faced in brick, pantiled roof. Chimney stack at centre where change in roof height, lower to south. One original mullioned window. Plans indicate that stack has two ground floor and one first floor fireplace, integral winding stair and lobby entrance. Higher roof line is above parlour cell suggesting central room may be a floored hall house. Single service cell. Listed as 17th century or earlier, if it is a hall house it is early 16th century or earlier, probably floored in the 17th century.
To the northeast, timber framed barn, listed as 17th or 18th century, clad in weatherboarding. Gabled roof, central cart doors.
Details from (S1) and (S2).
E. Rose (NLA), 30 September 2003.

October 2004.
Moat appears to have a west arm, not mentioned on original record. Ditches waterfilled, 3-4m wide, grassed interior.
H. Paterson (A&E), 30 November 2004.

Management statement signed 5 December 2004.

May 2008.
Proposal to constract a menage for exercising horses.
See (S3) for further information
H White (NLA) 24 November 2008.