Manor Farmhouse And Attached Cottage At Rear

Manor Farmhouse and the attached cottage at the rear are located in Melbury Osmond. The farmhouse is a detached structure dating from the early 16th century, with 19th-century alterations to the rear pitch of the roof, and the cottage also dates from the 19th century. The building features coursed rubble-stone walls and a thatched roof that is half-hipped on the left side and hipped on the right side. The rear pitch of the farmhouse has a slate roof and an outshut. There are 20th-century brick stacks at the ridge, positioned left of center, and an 18th-century stone stack right of center, which backs onto a cross-passage.

The farmhouse has one and a half storeys with three windows on the ground floor, featuring three-light cast-iron casements with glazing bars. The first floor has three-light iron casements with lead lights, set in pegged wood frames, which are eyebrow dormers. The front door, located right of center, is a flush-panelled design with two top lights and dates from the 19th century. A trelliswork wood porch with a cornice is situated above the door.

The attached stabling has a rubble-stone wall on the east front, while the west front features a central plank door with dressed stone voussoirs and a two-light cast-iron casement beside it. The interior of the farmhouse includes a central room with a 16th-century cross of ceiling beams divided into four large compartments, featuring a hollow chamfer, roll, and smaller hollow chamfer. A wood boss at the intersection is carved with a Tudor rose, also from the 16th century. The inner room has a deep-chamfered ceiling beam with stepped stops. Open fireplaces are not visible. The roof is made of plastered-over jointed crucks.

The cottage, which is immediately at the rear and possibly used for a dairyman, has rubble-stone walls and a hipped thatch roof with a central brick stack at the ridge. It is a single storey with two windows facing the lane: one is a three-light cast-iron casement, and the other is a 20th-century fixed window. The compartmented ceiling, which features a central carved boss, is an unusual characteristic.