Description:This Grade II listed building is surprisingly little changed externally. Built in the 17th century and timber-framed with brick infill, it was extended in the late 19th century. In the mid-20th century it was known as the Old Farmhouse Restaurant, and until about 2015 as Spode Cottage restaurant . It has since reverted to being a private residence.
This picture is from an album of photographs taken by Thomas Harvey Boycott (1876-1949) who lived with his widowed mother, Fanny Maria, whose family had lived at Handsacre Hall as farmers, together with his unmarried aunt, Sarah Elizabeth Harvey. Harvey was a Clerk at Lichfield District Probate Court and a skilled amateur photographer. The album was a parting gift from Harvey and his mother to the Rev. R.E. Grice-Hutchinson (1885-1976) who was Curate of Armitage with Pipe Ridware 1909-1913.