Kenn Court Farmhouse

Farmhouse. It likely originated in the 16th century, with alterations and additions in the 17th century, and was refronted in the late 18th century, incorporating an earlier structure. The building has a U-shaped plan, formed by two rear wings situated closely together. The front is rendered and built of rubble, with a slate roof featuring raised coped verges and brick gable stacks. The rear wing to the left has a double Roman tiled roof, while the wing to the right has limestone dressings.

The main front has two storeys and three windows, all larger 16-pane sashes at ground floor, with two to the left and one to the right. There is a circular Doric portico with columns on octagonal bases and a cornice, and a six-panelled door with a fanlight incorporating decorative wrought iron and a reeded surround. A round-headed sash window sits above the door, featuring splayed glazing bars. The right return is rendered, and the ground floor has two stone mullion and transom windows to the left, where some stonework has been replaced. A string course runs above, with an upper string.

The rear wing to the right (originally the front) is two storeys high and has four windows. At ground floor, there is a glazed porch and a four-panelled door in a moulded frame. There is also a three-light casement with transom and upper lights, a stone two-light casement with chamfered mullions and a recessed surround, and a single light. A moulded string course runs above, stepping to the right of the porch. The first floor has two-light stone casements with chamfered mullions and a recessed surround.

The left return displays the gable end of the 18th-century range, which is not rendered, with a 20th-century plate-glass window at first floor level. A lower two-storey wing to the left has five windows at first floor and three at ground floor, all 20th-century plate-glass, with three glazed doors and a rubble porch. The rear of the building and its interior were inaccessible at the time of the survey, but details of the interior can be found in published sources.