Rose In Vale And Barn Adjoining To Rear On Right

The Rose-in-Vale is a farmhouse with a barn adjoining to the rear, likely dating from the late 16th or early 17th century, although it was remodelled in the 19th and 20th centuries. The farmhouse is constructed of rendered stone rubble and cob, with a rag slate roof featuring gable ends, and renewed end stacks. Two converted farm outbuildings are attached to the left-hand gable end; these have unplastered cob walls to the rear and lower rag slate roofs with gable ends. A brick chimney stack is inserted between these two outbuildings.

The barn, constructed of stone rubble and cob with a slate roof and hipped ends, is set back from the right-hand gable end of the main range. An additional stone rubble and cob range with a lean-to slate roof forms the angle between the barn and the main range.

The farmhouse originally had a two-room and through-passage plan, with a larger hall/kitchen on the right and a smaller parlour on the left. A projection on the front right of the right-hand room possibly indicates a former turreted stair. The farmhouse has been extended on the left-hand gable end with further farm outbuildings and separate entrances. A circa 19th-century barn with a loft is set back from the right-hand gable end, and further extended with a lean-to outbuilding in the angle between the barn and the main range, creating an overall ‘L’ shaped plan.

The front facade is asymmetrical with a two-window arrangement. The ground floor has a four-pane sash window on the left, a 20th-century partly glazed door to the left of centre, and a two-light casement window to the right, with a small window in the projection. The first floor has two four-pane sash windows. The converted outbuildings on the left retain their original openings with plank doors. A 20th-century double-glazed door is in the converted outbuilding to the right.

The interior features a late 19th/20th-century stair inserted in the passage and a right-hand partition of the passage, which has since been removed. There are 20th-century fireplaces in the hall and parlour, and a 19th-century fireplace in the rear wing. The stair projection in the front wall of the hall was converted to a dairy in the late 19th century. Owners recall a blocked window on the right-hand side elevation of the projection, between the ground and first floor. The roof structure dates from around the late 19th century, with collars bolted onto the face of the principals. The name “Rose-in-Vale” is derived from “Resnovallan.”