Radford Farmhouse And Attached Garden Walls

Radford Farmhouse and the attached garden walls date from the 17th century, with extensions made in the early 19th century and some remodeling in the mid-19th century. The building is constructed from coursed limestone rubble, featuring some ashlar dressings, and has artificial stone-slate roofs with ashlar stacks. It has a three-unit lobby-entry plan that extends to the rear, along with subsidiary ranges.

The farmhouse is two storeys plus an attic and has a four-window front on the earlier main range, which includes mid-19th century windows, each with two sashes and a central mullion, except for a four-pane sash above the secondary entrance in the first bay. The main entrance is located between the second and third bays, aligned with a stack. The shallow-pitched roof has gable parapets and an additional stack to the right.

To the right, there is a rubble subsidiary range with a steeper roof and casement windows featuring wooden lintels. On the left, a complex single-storey range, which was formerly used as a dairy and bakehouse, has a large rubble stack. The early 19th century rear wing, which returns from the right of the main range, has two 12-pane sash windows.

Inside, the farmhouse features chamfered spine beams, a winder stair leading to the attics, and a large central stack with back-to-back fireplaces, one of which is an inglenook fireplace with a chamfered bressumer. The interior also includes fielded-panelled doors, cupboards, and shutters, as well as an early 19th century stair with stick balusters.

The brick-lined rubble walls with flat copings extend from the main range, enclosing a square front garden that ramps down from approximately 3 metres high to about 1.5 metres. The farmhouse is part of a close group with nearby barns and shelter sheds.