Hatsford Farmhouse And Gates And Railings Adjoining

Hatsford Farmhouse, likely built in the late 17th century, underwent significant expansions in the early 19th century. The structure is composed of sandstone rubble, brick, stucco, and timber-framing, topped with hipped slate roofs at the front and end stacks. The building features an irregular parallel range plan, with a 19th-century section flanked by a 17th-century timber-framed range to the east, connected by a possibly early 19th-century range to the north. The farmhouse has a cellar beneath the timber-framed section and stands two storeys tall.

The west elevation displays two bays with four-light glazing bar casements on the ground floor and three-light casements on the first floor. It features an early 20th-century gabled central porch and an early 19th-century six-panel door, complemented by a stucco finish, a moulded wooden eaves cornice, and a steeply hipped roof. The north range, made of sandstone rubble and attached to the left, includes one three-light casement on each floor and a glazed door near the junction with the main range. The rear timber-framed section showcases heavy framing, four panels high, and a large external stack with a bread oven on the east side.

Inside, the principal room of the timber-framed part has wide oak floorboards over the cellar and large ceiling beams with straight-cut chamfer-stops. The 19th-century section features box shutters on the west windows.

To the west of the north range, there are gates and railings that extend for about 15 yards. The two-leafed gates are made of wrought iron with segmental rails, while the railings have fleur-de-lys finials on the bars and dogbars, curving down to a finialed post west of the gates.