Hurden Farmhouse And Garden Wall To Front

Hurden Farmhouse and the garden wall in front date back to the early 17th century, with extensions made in the mid-19th century. The building is constructed of stone rubble, partly rendered and slate hung, with granite dressings. It features a slate roof with hipped ends and has a stone rubble and brick chimney at the center and another on the left end, along with a brick chimney at the rear.

The farmhouse has a double depth plan. Originally, it likely consisted of three rooms with a through passage, having the lower end on the left and a two-storey porch to the left of the center. The lower end was heated by an end stack, the hall by an axial stack in the cross wall between the hall and inner room, while the inner room was unheated and used as a dairy. In the mid-19th century, the house was extended at the rear, adding a staircase behind the passage and service rooms behind the lower end, hall, and inner room.

The exterior is two storeys high, with the entrance located to the left of center. The two-storey porch features a ground floor with a basket arch that has curved diagonal stops and a plank door. Above, there is a 19th-century two-light casement window set in a two-light mullion window frame. To the left, there are 20th-century PVC windows on both floors, while to the right, there is a 20th-century window along with another 20th-century window and a 19th-century two-light casement above. The lintels above the ground floor windows form a granite string band. A 19th-century porch is located at the lower left end of the house.

In front and to the left side of the farmhouse is a garden wall made of stone rubble topped with granite coping. Inside, the inner entrance within the porch features a chamfered granite four-centred arch with curved diagonal stops. The passage leads to the rear staircase, and there is a large granite fireplace in the hall, which is partly blocked by a later surround. The ceilings in the hall, kitchen, and passage include beams from the 19th and 20th centuries. Only the hall, kitchen, and passage were inspected.