Bannal'S Farmhouse And Adjoining Hop Kilns

Bannal's Farmhouse and the adjoining hop kilns date from the mid-18th century, with alterations made in the late 19th and mid-20th centuries. The structure is partly built of rubble with brick dressings, partly brick, and partly timber-framed, possibly reusing materials from an earlier building, with brick infill. The roofs are partly hipped and covered with plain tiles. The farmhouse has an L-shaped plan, featuring a main range of two bays that runs east to west and includes an external rubble chimney with a brick stack at the west end. There is a long intersecting range at the east end with an external chimney on the north side, as well as a large rubble addition in the north-west corner that has a prominent external rubble chimney.

The building is two storeys high, with an attic and a cellar. Some of the timber framing appears to be reused from an earlier structure and is exposed on the south side of the main range, showcasing two rows of square panels at the first floor level. The main south elevation features a ground floor canted bay window with casements, a three-light and a two-light casement on the first floor, and a central entrance with a gabled canopy, moulded architrave, and a six-panelled door, two of which are glazed. There is also an attic light at the west end.

The two hop kilns are located at the south end of the intersecting range. They are constructed of brick on a brick and rubble base, topped with gabled slate roofs and louvred saddle ridge vents, and have square plans with three levels. Each kiln's south elevation includes square openings at the ground and first floor levels, along with a rectangular opening at the second floor level. Inside, the drying floors are said to still exist in the hop kilns. Additionally, there is a moated site immediately to the west of the farmhouse, and it is likely that the reused timber in the farmhouse walls came from an earlier dwelling on this site.