Stone Farmhouse

Stone Farmhouse, formerly listed as Stone Cottage, is a farmhouse located on the west side of Atherstone Road. It dates from the mid to late 17th century and was extended in the early 18th century. The building is constructed of sandstone rubble, partly rendered, with dressed sandstone used for the quoins, and features red brick elements. The roof is covered with blue and black plain tiles.

The east gable end has a projecting red brick stack from the 18th century with offsets, while the west gable end features a projecting stack made of sandstone rubble with offsets and two diagonally set red brick shafts that have been rebuilt. The farmhouse has a two-unit plan with a central doorway and staircase. An additional one-unit wing was added to the front in the early 18th century, along with a service wing to the rear built slightly later.

The building stands two storeys high with an attic. There is one 19th-century gable dormer on the front, and the first floor has 20th-century wood casements. On the ground floor, there are two windows, including one where the original central doorway was located, both set in segmental arches. The front wing has one 20th-century casement on each storey, while the rear wing, made of similar materials, is now rendered and also has one storey and an attic.

Inside, the farmhouse features inglenook hearths at each gable end wall and stop-chamfered main beams, although the joists are plain. The partition walls are framed with substantial scantling on either side of the narrower stair and entry bay. Originally, there were opposing front and rear doorways. The first-floor ceilings are original, indicating a later 17th-century date, and there is an original doorway leading from the first-floor landing to a chamber that also has a stop-chamfered main beam. The roof consists of two tiers of through-purlins with queen struts extending from the tie beams to the principal rafters, and the front wing has a similar roof structure.