Hitts Farmhouse Including Barn Adjoining To North East

Hitts Farmhouse, which includes a barn adjoining to the north-east, is a farmhouse that likely dates from the 16th and 17th centuries, with some modernization in the 18th and 19th centuries. The structure is made of plastered cob on stone rubble footings, with stone or cob stacks topped with 19th and 20th-century brick. The roof is thatched, although the barn has been covered with corrugated iron.

The farmhouse appears to have a four-room-and-through-passage plan, facing south-east. The room at the right (north-east) end next to the barn is the lower end room, which has a rear lateral stack. Opposite the passage is the former hall, featuring a lateral stack that backs onto the passage. Next to the hall is an inner room with an axial stack that backs onto a small dairy at the left (south-west) end. Due to the lack of internal inspection during the survey, details about the plan or room functions, such as whether the lower end room served as a parlour or kitchen, remain unclear. The historical development of the house is also uncertain, but it likely began in the 16th century as some form of open hall house, possibly heated by an open hearth fire. The farmhouse is two storeys high and has 19th-century lean-to outshots at the rear.

The exterior features an irregular five-window front, predominantly consisting of 18th or 19th-century casements with rectangular panes of leaded glass, although some have been reglazed with glazing bars, and one is a 20th-century replacement without glazing bars. There are two front doorways: the passage front doorway, located right of centre, contains a 20th-century plank door, while a further left doorway has been inserted into the former hall and features a 20th-century panelled door. The roof is half-hipped on the left side and continues over the barn on the right.

The interior was not available for inspection at the time of the survey, but it is believed to have undergone little modernization in the 20th century, with much 16th and 17th-century carpentry and possibly other details suspected. An internal inspection should be conducted before any alterations to avoid disturbing these historic features.