Rowse Farmhouse

PILLATON SX 36 SE 5/168 Rowse Farmhouse GV II Farmhouse. Probably late C17 - early C18, with later additions and alterations of C19 and C20. Stone rubble, painted; rag slate roof, bitumenised, with ridge tiles, some hand-made ridge tiles surviving. Front lateral stack to right with brick shaft, and rear lateral stack to left. Plan: Overall L-shaped on plan. The original house was probably the present front, a 2-room plan with the room to left heated by a rear lateral stack. Probably later in the C18, the house was extended by the addition of a wing to right ; this became the new front, although the house has returned to its original orientation. At the right side there is a 2-room plan arrangement, with central entrance to passage. A lean-to of one storey and loft was added to the original left end, and two single storey outshuts were added to the rear of the original range, in the angle with the C18 addition. Exterior: Asymmetrical 2-storey front to the original house, with 2 windows at first floor. Ground floor has C20 porch to left, 2-light 6-pane casement above with L hinges. Straight joint to left to the lean-to, which has C20 window at first floor. At ground floor to right of the porch is a 3-light 8-pane casement with L hinges, and avoce at first floor a 3-light 10-pane casement with L hinges. To end right a single storey C20 addition with brick stack at the original gable end. Roof hipped to right with gable end to left. The right side forms the C18 front; 2 storeys, symmetrical 2- window range. First floor has two 2-light 6-pane casement with L hinges; central shallow open-fronted porch with hipped slate roof, inner panelled and glazed door. 2- light 6-pane casement with L hinges and slate dripstone to right and left. Rear of this range is rendered. The rear of the earlier range has a large external stack with slate weathering and brick shaft. Outshut to rear of stack with 2-light window, and second single storey outshut with 3-light 6-pane casement. Both outshuts have scantle slate roofs. Interior: Not inspected.

Listing NGR: SX3775564445