Disused Farmhouse 50 Metres To North East Of Treveans Farmhouse

Farmhouse, now a barn. Likely dating to the late 16th century, or possibly earlier, it is constructed of stone rubble with a slate roof and gable ends. A projection houses a front lateral stack. The original layout is unclear due to demolition and alterations, but it seems to have been a three-room plan with a through passage. Originally, there was a hall to the left, heated by the front lateral stack, with a stair projection to the rear on the higher side, and an inner room beyond, heated by a gable end stack. The lower end to the right has been demolished. A stone rubble cross wall extends to the first floor between the hall and inner room, and the timber or lath and plaster partition between the hall and passage was removed. The lower end was demolished in the 1940s and likely included a fireplace backing onto the hall, a back kitchen on the ground floor, and a wool chamber on the first floor, approached by an external stone rubble stair to the rear. The roof structure and first floor joists were replaced around the 1940s, making it uncertain if the house is earlier than the late 16th century. The two-story exterior has an asymmetrical two-window front, with the ground sloping steeply to the right. The lower right-hand end was demolished, and the entrance is now on the right. A door has been inserted into a window opening of the inner room to the left, and another into the hall window opening near the centre; the original lintel remains in place. The entrance is accessed via a partially altered lean-to stone rubble porch with a wide, chamfered segmental granite arch, the stops of which are eroded. An unmoulded timber lintel covers the plank door. The right-hand gable end has been rebuilt in concrete blocks. On the first floor, an opening has been partly rebuilt with jambs and cill of a two-light mullion window near the centre. A gabled stair projection is visible at the rear. The interior shows a mid-20th century replacement of ceiling beams and roof structure, and the removal of the partition on the higher side of the passage. A large granite lintel is present above the blocked hall fireplace, and a hollow chamfered granite lintel above the inner room fireplace. The original stair has been replaced with a loft ladder. The building is reputed to have been the home of Ann Jeffrys.