Gaston Farmhouse

Gaston Farmhouse is a farmhouse that dates back to the 16th century, with extensions added in the mid-17th century and alterations made in the 19th century. It is constructed from rubble stone and features a stone slate roof with rendered stacks. The building has an L-shaped plan and is a single-storey structure with an attic, showcasing a two-window north front.

The 16th-century section on the left includes a planked door and a two-light 19th-century mullioned casement to the left. There is a three-light casement that has been inserted into a former mullioned window, along with a four-panelled door to the right. Above, there is one raking attic dormer with a two-light casement. The 17th-century cross wing on the right has a pair of plate glass sashes and a blocked window on the ground floor, along with a lintel string course. The first floor features two recessed hollow chamfered mullioned casements, one of which has a hoodmould, and a blocked two-light mullioned casement in the attic. The right return of the cross wing has blocked two-light mullioned casements and a lean-to extension on the ground floor.

At the rear, there is a lean-to extension with planked doors and a two-light mullioned casement. Three raking attic dormers with two-light casements are also present. The left wing has pairs of 19th-century plate glass sashes on both the ground and first floors, along with broken string courses and a two-light mullioned casement in the attic. The rear roof pitch is tiled with Bridgwaters.

Inside, the farmhouse features deep chamfered beams, planked doors, and blocked fireplaces. The 16th-century roof consists of four bays with heavy scantling, collar and tie-beam roof trusses, and unusual bracing from below the collars to the principals, along with three tiers of purlins. The cross wing has a three-bay 17th-century roof with collar and tie-beam trusses and two tiers of purlins.