Farm Building Range Immediately West Of Higher Hampt Farmhouse

This is a range of farm buildings located immediately west of Higher Hampt Farmhouse. The buildings date from the 17th or 18th century, with extensions added in the 19th century. They are constructed of local slate rubble with quartz and cob at the rear, and have corrugated-iron roofs with gabled ends, with a hipped slate roof to the cider house.

The overall plan is of a long building facing the farmyard and with its back to the road. The original central section appears to have been a shippon (cattle shelter) with a loft above. The lower left (south) end was extended in the 19th century to create a cider house. A semi-circular horse-engine house was built on the south end of the cider house during the later 19th century. A cart-shed with a loft above was added at the opposite (north) end, also in the 19th century.

The exterior is two stories high. There are wide vehicular doorways in the centre and to the right, and an external stone staircase leading to a loft doorway in the centre. A doorway to the left has a row of 12 pigeon holes above with slate flight ledges. The cider house, set back slightly on the left (south) end, has a lower hipped slate roof and a large, full-height opening at the front. The south end is a semi-circular horse-engine house. The rear (west) elevation shows courses of quartz and slate weathering over a high plinth, with a section of cob at the top of the wall in the central part. The flanking additions have straight masonry joints; the north addition has splayed corners and a ventilation slit in the gable end.

The interior features a principal rafter roof where the lapped and pegged collars have been replaced. The cider house contains cider-press machinery, including a wooden hoist wheel and a massive cantilevered beam over a large circular granite press at the south end of the original building. The engine house contains a gin with an overhead beam.