Winforton Court

Winforton Court is a farmhouse, now a house, dating back to the 16th century. It has undergone alterations and partial rebuilding in the 17th century, with further changes in the mid- to late 19th century and late 20th century. The building is timber-framed with rendered infill, with some areas refaced in brick and rubble, and has slate roofs and brick stacks.

The layout is an H-shape, comprising a main three-bay range, a west cross-wing also of three bays (likely rebuilt), and an original east cross-wing of three or four bays. The house has two storeys and an attic. The main part and west wing have been refaced in rubble at ground floor level, and their first floors have three rows of square or rectangular panels. The east wing retains original features, including collar and tie-beam trusses with two collars and struts at gable ends. One south-side truss has a single collar and a swept V-strut above it. Decorative herringbone struts feature in the framing at the north end and above one truss.

The north front has 19th-century casement windows—the main range has a ground floor 3-light window with a plank weathering, three first-floor cross-casements, and a restored lean-to timber-framed porch in the east angle, containing a renewed shaped doorhead. The original entrance within the porch retains a moulded architrave and a nail-studded door with moulded fillets and strap hinges. The east cross-wing's gable end has a 3-light window on both main floors plus an attic light with plank weathering. The west cross-wing's gable end has a ground floor 3-light window, a first-floor cross-casement, and an attic light, all with plank weatherings. A cross-casement is present on the first floor in the angle with the main range, and a ground floor window is blocked. An east-side elevation features a continuous lean-to outshut with a catslide roof, including a 20th-century casement at its north end. The interior includes an early 17th-century staircase.