The Folly Farmhouse, Barn And Stable

The Folly Farmhouse, along with its attached barn and stable, dates from the 17th and 18th centuries and has undergone significant restoration in the 20th century. The building is constructed of rubble stone and features a stone tiled roof, with a ridge stack and two rear wall stacks on the main range, and a south end stack on the southwest wing. It is a two-storey structure with an attic, arranged in an 'L' shape, with the barn and stables positioned at right angles to the main range.

The farmhouse has recessed ovolo-moulded mullion windows with hoodmoulds. The oldest part of the house appears to be the west section, which has a south-facing two-window range consisting of small 12-pane sash windows and a hoodmould above a 6-panel door that is supported by brackets. To the right, there is a 3-light mullion window on each floor. The left wing features an east-facing hipped dormer, a 3-light mullion window on the first floor, and a 12-pane sash window on the ground floor. The west side of the wing has an upper 3-light window, while the west end of the main range includes a 2-light window in the attic and first floor, and a 3-light window on the ground floor.

At the rear, there is a striking central curved stair tower topped with a curved roof and small arched single lights. The original 3-light window on the first floor to the left has been altered, with a flush cyma-moulded 2-light window inserted below. To the right, there is a 3-light window without a hoodmould on the first floor, likely an alteration, with a door below in a stone-tiled lean-to. The eastern range features a south front with hipped eaves dormer and a two-window range of 3-light mullion windows with hoodmoulds, all seemingly from the 20th century. The rear has a 20th-century projection with a curved northeast corner and single lights.

Adjacent to the east end is the barn and stable range. The barn, located at the north end and dated 1759, has a coped north gable, a lean-to cart entry on the west side at the south end, two rows of vent loops, and a timber lintel above the east side entry. It has a three-bay roof, with the initials HH 1768 and IH 1768 inscribed on the cornerstones of the east side entry. The stable range to the south features a coped south gable, a central oval opening on the first floor of the east side, a ground floor door, and three windows. There is a circular upper opening at the south end and a door below in a chamfered surround.