Antron Farmhouse

SW 62 NW SITHNEY

7/238 Antron Farmhouse - II

Farmhouse. Circa early-mid C19. Dressed granite and killas brought to course at the front, otherwise painted rubble with dressed granite quoins, jambstones and lintels, slate sills. L-plan grouted scantle slate roof with gable end to rear arm of L. Brick chimneys over the side walls, over 2 stage external rubble stack at rear gable end and over the rear wall right. Cast-iron ogee gutters. Plan : L-shaped double-depth plan, 3 rooms deep on left including back kitchen wing at right angles to rear. 2 rooms at the front: wider parlour/living room left and parlour right; cross passage between leading to central rear stair hall; shallower rooms at either side of the stair and passage behind the left hand room with a single storey porch with probably pantry projecting from the left hand- side of the back door to this passage. Later C19 lean-to at right hand side of house and C20 conservatory to the front of this. 2 storeys. Nearly symmetrical 3 window south front, the front slightly wider to the left of the doorway. Original 4-panel door with flush-beaded bottom panels and rectangular overlight, 12-pane hornless sashes. Similar original sashes to the 3 window left hand (west) side wall. Hipped ended porch between left hand window and the left-of-middle window. Interior not inspected but possibly as unaltered as the exterior which is very complete and original. There was an older house on this site which was destroyed by fire in the C19. The gate piers qv. probably belonged to the older house.

Listing NGR: SW6367727963