Trecarne Old Farmhouse Including Outbuilding Joining On Right Hand Hipped End Of Front Range

Trecarne Old Farmhouse is a building with an outbuilding, likely dating from the 17th century with extensions in the 19th century. It is constructed of slate stone rubble with slate roofing; the front range has brick end stacks and hipped ends, while the earlier rear range has a lower rag slate roof with gable ends and brick end stacks. A rare, possibly 17th-century, clay ridge tile, depicting a headless horse figure, is located on the rear right side. The original farmhouse was likely a two-room plan with a cross or through passage and two end stacks. In the mid-17th century, a service wing was added to the rear, featuring a gable end stack with a clom oven and possibly a smoking chamber. Around the early 19th century, a dairy was added to the north side, situated at the angle between the left-hand room and the rear service wing. In the mid-19th century, a significant extension was built across the front elevation, creating a single-depth range with two reception rooms, end stacks, and a central entrance with a wide cross passage containing a staircase. A two-storey extension of one room was added to the right-hand gable end of the earlier range, and a contemporary two-storey outbuilding was built on the right-hand hipped end of the mid-19th-century front range. The front elevation has a symmetrical three-window arrangement, featuring 20th-century PVC windows in earlier sash openings and a 20th-century glazed porch at the center. The outbuilding on the right has a stone rubble ramp providing access to the first floor. The rear elevation retains its original character, with a separate entrance to the rear wing. Internally, the 19th-century front range features an intact staircase and a partially replaced chimneypiece. The 17th-century rear range has been remodelled on the ground floor, with a partition removed to create a large kitchen. The rear wing contains a large fireplace with a clom oven and a blocked smoking chamber. On the first floor are an 18th-century two-panel door and an 18th-century chimneypiece. The roof structure is primarily 18th-century and later, with slightly curved and chamfered principals, jointed and pegged at the apices; the collars have largely been renewed. The clay ridge tile on the 17th-century range is a rare survival in southwest England.