Rull Farmhouse Including Front Railings And Cob Wall Adjoining To North East

Rull Farmhouse is a large farmhouse with parts dating back to the 17th century, but mostly rebuilt in the mid-19th century. It is constructed of plastered stone rubble, with some brick and cob sections, and has stone rubble stacks topped with 19th and 20th-century brickwork. The roof is thatched.

The main block faces south-east and has a double depth plan, comprising front and back rooms on either side of a central entrance hall with a rear staircase. Axial stacks provide heating for the left rooms, and the front right room has an end stack. A one-room plan dairy block projects to the rear of the right room, and an L-shaped service block extends to the right (north-east) of the rear right room. The main part of the farmhouse has a two-room plan with a central through-passage; both rooms have end stacks, and the largest, backing onto the main block, is the kitchen. A third room projects at right angles to the rear of the right room and features a disused end stack. A refurbished 17th-century building forms the service block, though the roof was not inspected.

The two-story main block has a symmetrical three-window front arranged around a central doorway with a four-panel door and overlight containing margin panes. A flat-roofed porch has a moulded entablature and replacement posts. The ground floor windows are 20-pane sashes, while the first floor windows are 16-pane sashes (the central one being smaller). Eaves are carried on pairs of shaped brackets, and the roof is hipped at both ends. The left end of the building has a two-window front, with windows similar to those on the main front. At the rear, a round-headed sash window illuminates the stairwell. The service wing contains mostly 19th and 20th-century casements, along with a few 17th-century oak windows with chamfered mullions.

The interior contains considerable mid-19th century joinery, including a geometric staircase with an open string, stick balusters, and a mahogany handrail. The service block has limited exposed carpentry, however the rear room features a chamfered and scroll-stopped crossbeam and a blocked cob fireplace with a plain oak lintel. The roof was not inspected.

A tall, plastered cob wall with thatch coping curves forward from the right end of the main front, then returns north-eastwards to join the farm buildings, incorporating an arch-headed doorway in its final section. The house overlooks a field and a narrow strip of garden, and the front and left side are enclosed by original mid-19th century cast iron railings with gate posts featuring acanthus leaf heads.