Clapton Farmhouse And Attached Farm Buildings

Clapton Farmhouse and attached farm buildings form an inner courtyard. The main farmhouse dates to the early to mid-17th century, with a later fireback dated 1725. Subsequent alterations occurred, particularly in the 19th century, when the windows were replaced. The building is constructed of sandstone rubble with pantiled roofs, raised coped verges, kneelers, and stone ridge and gable stacks; some outbuildings have Roman tiles. The layout follows a through-passage plan.

The farmhouse is two and a half storeys high, with a front elevation featuring three gables and asymmetrical window placement. The windows are predominantly three-light casements with timber lintels, iron stanchions, and relieving arches at ground and first floor. The gables on either side have two windows at ground floor, one at first, and two at second floor. The central gable features a porch with a cambered, chamfered lintel over the entrance, a framed and studded door with strap hinges, and built-in benches to the sides. The left return exhibits a wide, stepped external stack, while the right return has a two-light casement at ground floor and a 20th-century window at first floor, both with segmental heads. Attached to the left is a lower two-storey wing with 20th-century windows, and a single-storey outhouse with a door. The right return also has a stack and an open-fronted shelter shed with five openings to eaves height.

The rear elevation mirrors the front with three gables; a former window on the first floor is blocked. A stair tower rises to the full height of the gable, featuring a half-glazed door and a first-floor three-light casement with wooden ovolo mullions and a hood mould. A wing to the right has a door with strap hinges and a single 20th-century light, a 20th-century dormer, and a lower wing with a door, a four-pane light, and a corrugated plastic-covered area. A door and shelter shed open onto the inner side of the courtyard, which is enclosed by a rubble curtain wall approximately 3 meters high and 4 meters long. An additional lower wing to the right has a door, a two-light casement, and an external stair leading to a loading door in the gable end, with a further attached outbuilding containing 20th-century garage doors. The outer side of the bakehouse includes a 20th-century casement and a single-storey flat-roofed addition.

Inside, the narrow through passage features a deep-chamfered beam, a door to the left and right with moulded and stopped frames, and rooms with chamfered and stopped beams. A fireplace bears a fireback dated 1725, and a spice cupboard has a 19th-century door and reused butterfly hinges. A likely original dresser includes shaped shelves; a door with strap hinges and a ventilation hole is also present. The stair tower has a newel stair with later reconstructed treads. The remainder of the interior was not accessible at the time of listing.