Hayne Farmhouse

Hayne Farmhouse is a house dating back to the 16th and 17th centuries, significantly rebuilt in the mid to late 19th century, likely following a fire. The construction is primarily of local stone and flint rubble, with a section of plastered cob in the rear wall and 19th-century brick dressings on the front. The stacks are built of stone rubble topped with 19th and 20th-century brick, and the roof is covered in asbestos slate, originally thatched.

The house follows a four-room plan, built down a hillslope facing south. Originally a three-room-and-through-passage plan, it was altered and enlarged in the 19th century. The kitchen originally served as the hall, and incorporates a large bread oven projecting into a narrow lobby that once served as the passage, now blocked by the oven housing. The parlour is located at the west end. The 19th-century refurbishment resulted in a substantial loss of earlier carpentry detail and most of the roof has been replaced.

The exterior features an irregular five-window front with mostly mid to late 19th-century casement windows with glazing bars. Some ground floor windows are topped with low segmental brick arches. A central 19th-century plank door is present on the front, while the rear has two more 19th-century plank doors and several blocked window openings. The roof is gable-ended to the left and half-hipped to the right.

Internally, the 19th-century refurbishment is dominant and earlier details are scarce. The kitchen/former hall retains a 17th-century axial beam with deep chamfers and run-out stops. A large, blocked fireplace is also present. The parlour contains a 19th-century crossbeam. The roof structure mainly consists of 19th-century A-frame trusses, but one probable 17th-century jointed cruck truss is visible over the parlour; it is charred from the 19th-century fire. The house retains a significant amount of 19th-century joinery detail and has been little modernized in the 20th century. Despite its earlier origins, the house is considered a well-preserved 19th-century building.