Nanzearth Farmhouse

Nanzearth Farmhouse is a circa 17th-century farmhouse, with additions dating to the circa 18th century, alterations and some rebuilding in the mid-to-late 19th century, and 20th-century alterations. It is constructed of rendered stone rubble and cob, with a bitumenised slate half-hipped roof, ridge tiles, and end stacks to the left and right. The left end stack is rendered, while the right end stack is brick. A rear lateral stack features a granite rubble lower section with a cornice and an upper brick section. The farmhouse originally had a three-room and through-passage plan. The lower end room is to the right, warmed by an end stack. The hall is to the left of the passage, heated by a rear lateral stack, and the upper end room is to the left end, heated by an end stack. Around the circa 18th century, an unheated single-storey outshut was added to the rear of the hall and upper end rooms. In the mid-19th century, the lower end room was altered and is believed to have been largely rebuilt, although a straight joint is not visible. The rear of the lower end room was partitioned to create a small scullery/kitchen. The front of the farmhouse is asymmetrical, with a four-window, two-story façade. The ground floor has two late 19th-century six-pane sashes to the left, a 19th-century six-panelled door, and a 20th-century window to the right, all with timber lintels. The first floor has two late 19th-century four-pane sashes to the left and two mid-19th-century sixteen-pane sashes to the right. The left end has an external stack and a single-story lean-to with a privy. The right end is blind, with stone rubble at ground floor and rendered cob above. The rear elevation features a 20th-century two-light casement, a two-light casement, and a 20th-century door with hood, alongside a 19th-century twelve-pane sash and a single 20th-century window. A projection with a pitched rag slate roof and a deep fireplace is located at the base of the rear lateral stack. Behind the hall and upper end rooms is a single-story outshut with a rag slate roof, a single four-pane casement, and a two-light three-pane 19th-century casement. Inside, the lower end room has 19th-century beams and is partitioned at the rear with a door featuring a wooden ventilation grille; a 20th-century range has been inserted into the end fireplace. The front window has splayed reveals. A straight staircase with stick balusters divides to the right and left on the first floor. The hall has a bench with a panelled back along the front wall, likely dating to the 18th century. The rear lateral fireplace is partly blocked, with a 19th-century mantel. The inner room has a late 19th-century chimneypiece. A circa 18th-century two-panelled door leads from the rear of the hall to the dairy, which contains slate shelves.