Listed Building: VALE FARMHOUSE (277217)

TM 03 SE STRATFORD ST MARY CEMETERY LANE (west end, off) 4/18 - Vale Farmhouse - II Farmhouse. Probably early C17 with C19 addition and alterations. Renovated C20. Early range timber-framed cased in red brick in Flemish bond. Gable rendered. Brick C19 addition. Plain tile roof. Red brick stacks. Single-storey and attic range with 2-storey addition forming cross range to left. Early range 3 bays with end lobby-entry to left. 4 casement windows under segmental arches. Gabled porch to left. Further C20 door under segmental arch to end room at right. 3 gabled dormers. Ridge stack to left. C20 brick addition to rear under slate roof. 2-storey range has casement windows under segmental arches. French windows under C20 conservatory to left return. Interior of single-storey range; somewhat rebuilt inglenook with timber bressummer. Chamfered beam and joists with tongue stops. C18 door to centre room with plain beam and exposed joists. Although remodelled externally, the house retains enough of its character to be of interest as a surviving example of the once common single storey and attic type. Listing NGR: TM0641834673