Farmbuilding Adjoining To Rear (North East) Of Home Farmhouse

A large range of dairy farmbuildings, dating to circa 1840, stands to the rear (north-east) of Home Farmhouse. The buildings are constructed of Torquay limestone with brick dressings, and have slate roofs. They are arranged around two courtyards behind Home Farmhouse, with the farmhouse forming the south-western side and a service block returning around the first courtyard. This service block continues as a dairy, meeting a large milking parlour that separates the two courtyards. A low range of stables forms the outer (north-western) wing of the first courtyard. The second courtyard is surrounded by stalls, with haylofts above; it apparently once contained a central open pen. The overall style is consistent. Original windows are present, each with a segmental arch over. Main entrances and loading hatches have two-centred arch heads. Both sides of the milking parlour have symmetrical five-window fronts, with louvred ventilators above, and central gabled loading hatches. The south-eastern side features a series of eight mostly original windows, interrupted by large archways leading to the courtyards. The gable end of the milking parlour has a doorway enlarged in the 20th century, a loading hatch above, and a loading winch protected by a roof extension, flanked by narrow ventilators. Another gable to the right contains a tall rectangular loading hatch, and the hipped roof is interrupted by a louvred gablet. The north-east front includes a gabled loading hatch. The long ranges on the north-west side are single-storey, emphasizing the height of the gable-ended crosswings. The gable top of this wing has a series of tall, narrow brick ventilators. The milking parlour roof is hipped, but the central portion projects forward with a gable containing more narrow brick ventilators over a loading hatch and ground-floor doorway. Interiors are largely original, with king post roof trusses throughout. The dairy and milking parlour are lined with glazed white ceramic tiles. The farmbuildings are considered attractive, particularly when viewed from a distance across the parkland of Farringdon House to the north-east.