Tremayne Farmhouse

Tremayne Farmhouse is an 18th-century farmhouse with adjoining outbuildings, extended in later centuries. The front of the house is constructed of dressed granite, brought to course, while the rear wall of the barn is granite ashlar. Other elevations use rubble construction, with dressed granite quoins, sills, jambstones, and lintels. The roofs are covered with steep scantle slate over the house and a later rear outshut, and corrugated asbestos over the barn. Brick chimneys are located on the left-hand gable end, over the external full-depth stack of the outshut, and over the original axial granite chimney that divides the house from the barn. Cast iron ogee eaves gutters are present, except above window openings.

The building has an L-shaped layout, consisting of the main house, a barn to the right, and a single-story outbuilding at right angles to the rear of the barn. Originally a two-room house, it likely featured a rear stair projection, with a hall/kitchen to the right and a smaller parlour to the left, separated by a cross passage. Around the late 18th century, a barn was added to the right, with rear-facing windows and a first-floor doorway accessed by a straight flight of eight steps. In the early 19th century, an outshut was built along the rear, adding two shallow service rooms, and a stick baluster stair was inserted, and the front door’s position was altered. A single-story shippon was added behind the barn in the late 19th century. The floors were renewed in the early 20th century, but the roof structure was not altered.

The southwest-facing front has three windows, with the relocated front door slightly right of centre. The original doorway is blocked and located left of centre. The front door is a six-panel door with flush beaded bottom panels and a later glazed upper section. Horned sash windows are in the original openings. The ashlar masonry of the adjoining barn indicates a period of successful development for the farm. The interior includes a likely early 19th-century stair; other joinery is of a later date. The first floor was not inspected. The barn has a blind front and a working rear.