Clifton Farmhouse

LANDULPH SX 46 SW 6/152 Clifton Farmhouse 23.1.68 II Farmhouse, now house. Probably early C18, with rear outshut of later C18 and C19, with few later alterations. Slatestone and granite rubble, with granite long and short quoins. Slurried scantle slate roof with ridge tiles, mostly hand-made crested ridge tiles; gable ends with gable end stacks with brick shafts. Plan Wide passage with stair to rear left; large kitchen to right and smaller parlour to left. The rear outshut has access through the kitchen, to a later C18 kitchen to rear right, and 2 unheated dairies to centre and rear left. Exterior: 2 storeys, nearly symmetrical 4-window front; first floor has 2 central 2- light 6-pane casements, to right and left a 3-light 6-pane casement, all with L hinges. Ground floor has 3-light 8-pane casement to right and left, with L hinges and segmental and slate hood on brackets; 2-light 8-pane casement with L hinges to right of door. Left end has blind wall, later rear outshut has blocked door with C20 window inserted. Right end has external stack; ground floor single storey rubble lean-to with corrugated iron roof, 2 doors to side and ventilation slit to rear; there is a straight joint in the masonry showing where this addition was made after the main rear outshut. The single storey outshut runs along the whole of the rear, with stack to the room to left, it forms a catslide scantle slate roof. From left, there is a 3-light C20 casement, stable door and 8-pane light under one timber lintel; 4-pane light with iron stanchions to the central dairy and stable door with timber lintel. Room to right has two 2-light casements. Interior: The entrance passage has a slate floor, straight stair with stick balusters to rear left. 4-panelled door to parlour to left; this has a rebuilt end fireplace, C19 panelled cupboards to right and left and panelled shutters to the window. The kitchen has a slate floor, end fireplace with wide basket arch with stone voussoirs and keystone, oven to rear left. Panelled cupboard to right of fireplace. The back kitchen to rear right has a fireplace with C19 mantel and cloam oven, hooks in ceiling; service stair along the party wall to the front room. The central dairy has slate floor, C19 shelves on curved brackets. There are 2 further small rooms to rear left, both unheated, with slate floors, one with slate shelves. At first floor, there is a small central unheated room; The principal rooms to right and left, reached by a rear corridor, each have fireplace with C19 cast iron grate.

Listing NGR: SX4249664779