Nanscow Farmhouse

Nanscow Farmhouse is probably of late 16th or early 17th century origin, with extensions added in 1906. It is constructed of stone rubble and cob, with the earlier range repaired using concrete blocks. The front of the earlier range on the west and the later range on the south have rendered surfaces. The roofs are covered with rag and scantle slate, with a gable end to the right of the earlier range, a hipped end to the front left, and a steeply pitched rear wing. A taller, later range on the south also has hipped ends. Chimneys are of stone rubble and brick, with a stone rubble front lateral hall stack, incorporating a 20th-century rendered brick shaft.

The original layout is uncertain, but the house now consists of the hall and rear wing of the earlier range to the north, and a 2-room plan extension from the early 20th century on the south. The earlier range likely had a three-room and through or cross passage plan, with the later range built on the site of the earlier passage and lower end. The house is situated along a slope, with the ground rising to the north. The hall was originally heated by a front lateral stack with a hall bay on the higher left-hand side. A circa 17th-century wing projecting to the left extends rearwards, comprising a single-room plan and heated by an end stack. This wing has been extended forward, so it is almost in line with the main hall range, featuring a circa 19th-century, two-storey outshot entrance and a shallow, narrow passage. A circa 18th-century outshot is located at the rear of the hall. Below the hall, to the right (south), the early 20th-century range faces south, with a central entrance and two reception rooms heated by end stacks.

The west front of the earlier range is asymmetrical, with a single window and the left-hand side set slightly back, and the hall on the right heated by a front lateral stack. The entrance is to the left of centre, featuring a 19th-century segmental arch and a four-pane sash window to the left. A hall bay projection is to the right of the entrance, with a three-light casement on the ground floor and a two-light casement in a gabled half dormer above. A hall stack is to the right, with a three-light and a two-light casement to the right. The later range has a symmetrical three-window front with an early 20th-century part-glazed porch and casement windows.

The hall in the earlier range has a plastered ceiling and a 19th-century chimney-piece. The roof above the hall was not accessible; the principals have been partly boxed in, although a truncated foot remains on one principal on the rear wall, which is roughly cut and appears to have been stained. The third truss is visible below the collar and is roughly chamfered. In the rear wing, the ceiling beams were replaced in the late 19th century. The fireplace has a brick segmental arch, a Cornish range, and a cloam oven with an iron door. The roof structure above is inaccessible, and masonry on the gable end indicates that the roof has been raised.