Shobrooke Barton Farmhouse

Shobrooke Barton Farmhouse is a large farmhouse dating from the 17th century, with some late 18th century work and significant extensions and refurbishments in the mid to late 19th century. The building is constructed of plastered cob on rubble footings, with volcanic stone stacks topped with brick and a thatched roof. Originally, it had a three-room and through-passage plan, with an inner room located to the northeast (to the right of the front).

The farmhouse is two storeys high and backs onto the road. It features a massive lateral stack that projects to the rear of the hall, as well as stacks on each gable end of the current main block. A 19th century wing extends to the front corner of the inner room and has a hipped roof. There is also a contemporary single-room extension to the left end that is set back slightly from the front of the main block.

The overall front has six windows, with 19th and 20th century casements, including a splayed bay window with timber sashes, each with six panes per sash, and a slate roof on the left extension. Most windows are three-light casements, except for the hall, which has four lights, all featuring glazing bars. To the left of centre is a 19th century six-panel passage door with an openwork wrought-iron porch that has a gabled top and a scrolled 'Tree of Life' finial. There is a secondary 19th century door leading to the former inner room (now the kitchen) at the right end, which has a plain, slate-roofed porch at the angle of the wings.

A small 19th century brick chimney stack is located in the centre, serving the hall chamber. At the rear, the passage door is now blocked. To the right of the massive, projecting volcanic stone stack is a timber sash window with six panes per light. The stack has been rebuilt high above the eaves using late 18th and early 19th century bricks, including some burnt headers. The interior remains largely unmodernised, featuring many 19th century fittings that likely conceal earlier structures and features, including exposed 17th century scroll-stopped beams in the kitchen (formerly the inner room). The roof was entirely replaced in the mid to late 19th century.