DAIRY FARMHOUSE AT TF 7245 2619

The Dairy Farmhouse, dating from the late 17th century and remodelled around 1830, is located in Hillington. It is constructed of carstone with brick dressings and features a roof of black unglazed pantiles, along with end external stacks and gable parapets, the western one capped with slate. The building has a T-shaped plan with three bays, two storeys, and an attic.

The south facade showcases shell carstone with a plinth made of galletted carstone rubble, a dentil cornice, and a central bay defined by flush vertical brick stripes. There is a tall central doorway with a rectangular light above it, and the windows have flat arches. The casements feature Tudor grille cast iron glazing bars, with three lights in the first and third bays on the ground floor, which also have transoms, and two lights in the central bay on the first floor. The right return is made of carstone rubble and has inserted windows on the ground floor to the right and on the first floor to the left, along with a blocked window on the ground floor to the left. Each return has one attic window with cast iron glazing bars.

The rear of the farmhouse is built of uncoursed carstone, with the first bay featuring a brick single-storey flat-roofed extension that lacks special architectural interest. There is an inserted doorway to the right with old brick on the right jamb and two 20th-century windows on the first floor. The central bay projects under a hipped roof and includes cellars, with two windows on each floor, while the third bay is windowless.

Inside, the farmhouse has a three-tier, eight-bay roof supported by staggered purlins and collars, with some curved elements and no ridge piece. Most of the timbers have been renewed. The tie beams on the ground and first floors feature ogee stops at one end. The doors of the central cell and across the blocked opening in the left-hand cell's return wall have L hinges. Additionally, there are two barrel-vaulted brick cellars located under the rear wing.