Stalls Farmhouse

Stalls Farmhouse is a farmhouse built in 1859 by W. Wilkinson for the 4th Marquess of Bath, located in Longleat Park. It is constructed from dressed limestone with a tiled gabled roof and brick stacks topped with ashlar cappings. The building is two stories high and features a two-windowed façade with casements. The central entrance consists of a four-panelled door with a transom light above, flanked by two-light casements that have chamfered segmental heads. On the first floor, there is a two-light casement and a one-light casement with a gablet above the doorway.

The right side of the house has a two-light casement on the ground floor and two two-light casements on the first floor, beneath a double gabled roof. The left side features two-light casements on the left, and an outshut to the right with another two-light casement. The rear of the house includes two-light casements and a planked door. Attached to the right is a dairy with its gable end facing the road, which has two 18-pane segmental-headed sash windows with sliding louvred shutters, a loophole vent above, and deep eaves. The left side of the dairy facing the house has a four-panelled door, while the right side has three segmental-headed 12-pane sashes. The rear of the dairy mirrors the front with two 18-pane sashes that also have sliding shutters.

Inside the farmhouse, there are four-panelled doors and stick balusters leading to the central staircase. Until the 1980s, the dairy featured a water fountain designed to maintain a cool atmosphere, showcasing a well-thought-out design. An isometric view of the farmhouse can be found in J. Bailey-Denton's book, "The Farm Homesteads of England," published in 1863.