Olveston Court

Olveston Court, formerly known as Olveston Court Farmhouse, is a Grade II* listed building that includes a gatehouse, an attached farmhouse, and the ruins of a former fortified manor house. The gatehouse dates from the late 15th century, while the farmhouse was refronted in the early 19th century with later alterations. The structure is built of rubble, with the farmhouse rendered on the north side and featuring stone dressings. The gatehouse has a pantiled roof, while the farmhouse has a double Roman and pantiled roof, both with gabled stacks, raised coped verges, and kneelers.

The farmhouse is designed in an L-shape. The north elevation of the gatehouse has two tall storeys, a central entrance with a heavy chamfered and stopped timber lintel, a lancet window to the right with iron lattice, and a smaller lancet above that lights the stair. There is also a central two-light window with pointed arched heads, a chamfered surround, and a drip mould. The south elevation features a central entry with a depressed four-centred arched head, surrounded by three hollow chamfered orders, a drip mould, and a relieving arch. To the right is a blocked door with a segmental-headed moulded surround and drip mould, along with the remains of a projecting corbel above. The first floor on the left has a lancet window with a drip mould.

Inside the gatehouse, there are two doors to the west, both with four-centred arched heads and chamfered surrounds, and a window with a timber lintel at the upper level to the east. The west block includes a stone newel leading to the first-floor central room, which has chamfered and stopped beams, and a garderobe to the west with the original wooden seat.

The farmhouse's west elevation has two storeys with a lower wing to the left, featuring a 1:4 window arrangement. Most windows are 16-panel sashes, except for a small chamfered opening with iron lattice and a 20th-century door to the right on the first floor. The wing to the left has a six-pane window on both the ground and first floors, along with a blocked opening with a four-centred arch to the left on the ground floor and another blocked opening with a pointed segmental head, chamfered surround, and relieving arch. The north elevation, which is attached to the gatehouse, has a 20th-century porch with a hipped roof and a 20th-century window on the first floor. The east elevation features 20th-century windows and one small opening with iron lattice on the left side of the first floor. The interior of the farmhouse is not accessible.