Paulsland Farmhouse

Paulsland Farmhouse, now subdivided into two dwellings, dates from the late 15th century and was largely remodelled in the late 16th and 17th centuries. The building is constructed of cob with a stone plinth, plastered walls, and a gabled-end roof covered in asbestos slate. Originally a three-room plan with a cross passage, it was extended at the higher end in the 17th century; the lower end is to the right of the passage. There are two axial stacks, one backing onto the passage and heating the hall, and two end stacks to the main range, all with brick. The 17th-century extension now functions as a two-storey storage area.

The front has a five-window range. The upper floor features two- and three-light casement windows, with the three-light windows dating to the 19th century and being barred, while the others are 20th century. The ground floor has one 19th-century four-light casement, one three-light casement, and a 20th-century window in the present kitchen. There are four doors, one under a lean-to porch, the door to the former passage having fielded panels under a canopy supported by shaped brackets. The door to number 1 (leading into the former parlour) is planked and studded, set within a surround with composite ovolo and cyma-recta mouldings. The higher-end extension is separated from the rest of the house by a cob wall with brick patching, containing a four-light window, each light trefoil-headed, with chamfered jambs and mullions; one mullion and sill are missing. A ground-floor door is present, with an upper entrance reached by a flight of stone steps. To the left of this upper entrance is a four-light timber casement window with ovolo moulding. The rear of the building has been completely refenestrated, although some ground-floor window lintels may be from the 17th century; the remaining windows are 19th and 20th century. A stair turret is located to the rear of the hall.

Internally, a plank and muntin screen divides the hall and parlour, with chamfered cyma recta mouldings and leaf stops (a scroll stop with a fillet) approximately 12 inches above ground level, visible only on the higher-end side. The hall has three cross beams, and double ovolo moulded plaster cornices to the rear of the room. Axial beams are shallowly chamfered and stopped to the lower end. Three jointed crucks are visible in the upper rooms. The roof space has not been inspected.