Hanson House Farm

This is a farmhouse, now a house, dating back to the 16th century or earlier, with a significant addition from the mid-18th century. It has been altered over time. The earlier part of the building is constructed of coursed squared sandstone and timber framing, while the later addition is of sandstone ashlar and some handmade brick, both with stone slate roofs. The house has a T-shaped plan, created by a single-depth front range dating to the 18th century and a rear wing, with the original part of the house extending further to the rear.

The 18th-century section, facing west, is two stories high and three bays wide. It is symmetrical and features a first-floor band. The central doorway has a fielded-panel door, overlight, and a simply moulded architrave. Above the door is a moulded cornice on the band. There is one sash window without glazing bars to the left, and three similar windows at the first floor, all with moulded sills and architraves that match the door. A large French window with a matching architrave (though altered) is located to the right on the ground floor. The gable has copings with kneelers, and the gables have chimneys. The south side of the contemporary rear wing has two bays in a matching style. A former doorway next to the angle has been altered into a window, and the other windows are casement windows (also altered). The north side includes a two-story porch in the angle, but is of less architectural significance; the exposed rear gable wall, constructed of brick and stone quoins, features stone coping with kneelers and a gable chimney.

The original part of the house is two stories high and two bays wide. On the north side, the ground floor is stone, while the first floor is timber-framed with close-studding. An inserted doorway is located near the left end, with a buttress to the right of this, and two altered or inserted windows in the second bay. The first floor, which is set back, has posts and studs of equal size, with studs set in a sill, or a rail if the ground floor masonry is cladding to similar framing. There are concave braces at the left end of the first bay and similar braces at each end of the second bay, with a framed-in window in each bay (differing in design). The steeply-pitched roof has a chimney stack approximately 1 meter from the east gable wall, which is built of stone, with raised coping and kneelers. The rear (south side) also has altered openings.

Inside the older part of the house, there are two cruck-frames with close-studding, featuring concave braces from tie-beams to wall posts. The cruck-frame at the junction with the later build has two 18th-century fielded-panel doors inserted at first floor. The roof has large beams and joists, and a deep chimney stack (with the fireplace concealed). The 18th-century section includes a fine dog-legged staircase with an open string, two slender turned balusters per tread, and a ramped handrail, as well as panelling and fielded-panel doors.