Thompson'S Farmhouse

Thompson's Farmhouse is a farmhouse that has been converted into three dwellings. It dates back to the early 17th century and has undergone alterations over the years. The building features a timber frame that has been later encased in stone and brick, now covered in roughcast, with a stone slate roof. It is designed in an L-plan, consisting of a two-unit hall range with a continuous rear outshut and a two-unit left cross-wing.

The farmhouse stands two storeys high and has had its front openings altered, including an inserted door in the centre. Each floor has large vertical rectangular windows and one small window near the angle. The gable of the wing also includes an inserted door and a window on each floor. There is a chimney on the ridge near the junction with the wing, a side wall chimney on the wing, and an external chimney located near the front of the right-hand gable. The left return wall of the wing is partly obscured by added stables, but the section at the rear (No. 180) features rusticated quoins, a band, and a doorway and window at ground floor level with keystones. Additionally, there is an extruded chimney at the rear gable. The right-hand gable of the hall range has an external stone chimney, which is finished in modern brick above the eaves, along with a buttress and remnants of a stepped dripmould.

Inside, the farmhouse showcases post-and-truss construction, with exposed wall-pasts, wall-plates, braces, and tie-beams visible in both sections. The gables of the hall range and wing feature multiple V-struts, and there is close studding at the first floor junction. The parlour is enclosed by 17th-century muntin-and-rail panelling on two sides, complete with a fluted frieze and double doors. Behind the parlour, there is a dog-leg staircase with a half-landing and notably fine splat balusters featuring scrolled open work.