Stockwell Farmhouse

Stockwell Farmhouse is a farmhouse, later a house, dating from the mid to late 17th century, with alterations from the 19th century and 20th century. The building is constructed of rendered rubble and cob, with a slate roof featuring crested ridge tiles and gable ends. There are three stacks: one at the right gable, one axial within the hall, and a rear lateral stack to the left. Originally, the house followed a three-room plan with a cross passage. The left-hand lower end room appears to have been substantially rebuilt in the 19th century, incorporating a rear lateral stack. A straight staircase was inserted into the passage, also likely in the 19th century. The hall is situated to the right of the passage, and is heated by an axial stack which backs onto the passage. A two-storey gabled bay projects from the front of the hall. The upper end room to the right is heated by a gable end stack and possibly contains the site of the original staircase. The front elevation is asymmetrical with four windows and is of two storeys. All windows are 20th-century casements; the ground floor features a plain door, a three-light casement to the left, two two-light casements at the first floor, and a two-storey gabled hall bay with a three-light window on each floor. The right end has a three-light window at ground floor and a two-light window at first floor, and is adjoined by a single-storey lean-to. The left end features a three-light casement at ground floor and a four-pane light at first floor. At the rear, a straight joint separates the lower end room from the passage. The lower end has a two-light casement (formerly a door) at ground floor and a three-light casement at first floor. To the left are three two-light casements at ground floor and two at first floor. Inside the hall fireplace has a flat chamfered granite lintel and jambs, and narrow chamfered beams extend through the hall bay to the front of the room. The upper end room has a rebuilt gable-end fireplace with a cloam oven. Cob is visible in the front wall of the hall bay. At first floor, the feet of the principals are visible and the roof appears to have been rebuilt in the 19th century.