Longhoughton Hall Farmhouse

The farmhouse at Longhoughton Hall dates to the late 16th or 17th century, with remodelling in the mid-18th century and an addition of a north-east wing in the early 19th century. It is built of rubble with cut quoins and dressings, with tooled-and-margined stone to the 19th-century section. The roof is covered in synthetic blue slates, with some rear slopes in Welsh slates, and features rendered stacks. The building is in a roughly T-shaped layout, with the added north-east wing.

The main two-storey, three-bay section has a slightly set back, one-and-a-half bay wing to the right. The centre of the front features a flush-panelled front door with a margined overlight, and a 12-pane sash window above. Lower, 16-pane sashes are found in the end bays, with some replaced. Coped gables sit atop moulded kneelers, and there are end stacks. The lower right part of the wing includes a 16-pane sash, a blocked door to the left, and an 8-pane short sash above, also with coped gables on moulded kneelers and a left-side stack. All windows are set in raised stone surrounds. The right return of the front block shows renewed 12-pane sashes, and a blocked, chamfered doorway is positioned towards the right. The left return displays a renewed 16-pane sash on the ground floor left and two small, blocked windows, set in stone surrounds, that do not correspond to the present floor levels.

The rear includes a gabled wing with a tall, arched stair window (with renewed glazing) and two 9-pane short sashes to the right. To the left is the north-east wing, featuring a 16-pane sash and paired, plain sashes above. The blocked west doorway’s position and form suggest that the front block may have originally been a bastle, although the building material and wall thicknesses are typical of the late 17th century.