Stoners Farmhouse

Farmhouse. Dating from circa 1600, the farmhouse was partly rebuilt in the mid- to late 18th century with alterations in the mid-19th century. The construction is part timber-framed with rendered infill and brick replacement walling on a sandstone base, and part brick, with plain tiled roofs. The main part of the house consists of three bays aligned north/south, featuring a large brick chimney and stack in the central bay. A timber-framed single-bay wing projects to the west of the central bay, while a single-bay cross-wing is situated at the south gable end. The building is partly two storeys and attic, partly single storey, attic and cellar, and has a dentilled eaves cornice.

The west wing’s timber framing exhibits two rows of close-set studding from sill to wall-plate. The attic storey is jettied at the gable end, supported by a moulded bressummer on consoles. Inside the attic is a collar and tie-beam truss with two collars, four struts to the lower collar and two to the upper collar, with a V-strut in the apex.

On the west front elevation, the main part to the left of the primary wing has a parallel single-storey addition with a ridge end stack, a three-light casement window, and to the right, the main entrance with a lean-to canopy supported by a timber upright, likely containing a re-used original door. The framed wing has a blind cellar window and a ledged and battened cellar door, along with a three-light ground floor casement and an attic light in its gable end. It also includes a cross-casement, a three-light casement with a cambered head, and a two-light first floor casement on its right side elevation. To the right of the wing is a half-glazed door with a lean-to canopy, complemented by two square stair lights above at first floor level. The cross-wing gable end features an attic light.

Internally, the farmhouse retains some moulded ceiling beams. A large fireplace is present in the central bay of the main part. The ground floor of the cross-wing preserves its panelled dado and a round-headed niche. A piece of timber near the main entrance is inscribed with the date 1691, reportedly discovered in a demolished outbuilding.