Warmore Farmhouse

Warmore Farmhouse is a farmhouse with origins dating to the late 16th or early 17th century, or possibly earlier, with alterations in the 20th century. It is likely constructed of stone and cob, with whitewashed and rendered elevations, and has a slate roof, hipped at the left end of the main range, gabled at the right end, and gabled at the end of the rear wing. A projecting stack is located at the right end, and there is a rear lateral stack. The building originally comprised three rooms and a through passage, with the inner room unheated, the hall heated by the rear lateral stack, and a stair contained within a rounded turret to the rear right of the right-hand room. A rear left wing, set at right angles to the inner room, likely functioned as a dairy, giving the whole building an L-shaped layout. Outshuts with catslide roofs extend to the rear of the right-hand room and along most of the left return.

The exterior of the farmhouse presents an asymmetrical six-window facade with regular 20th-century fenestration, including one earlier small-pane casement surviving in the end wall of the outshut. Steps lead to a 19th-century brick gabled porch with a studded plank door and strap hinges.

The interior was not fully inspected at the time of survey but has potential for earlier fabric. The hall features an open fireplace with timber boards attached to the jambs and lintel, chamfered stopped crossbeams, and a plank and muntin screen, supported on solid footings, with step-stopped chamfers to the muntins. The inner room also has chamfered stopped crossbeams, and exposed beams are present in the rear wing. The right-hand room has no exposed beams, but features 18th-century two-panel doors, one on the rear wall and one leading to the passage. A 17th-century stair with turned balusters is situated in the turret. The roof space has not been inspected but may be of interest, including the possibility of late medieval trusses. Group value is present due to the historic features and potential for original fabric.