Great Harford

A farmhouse, likely dating from the 16th century, with substantial refurbishment in the 19th century. The structure is built of plastered cob and rubble, with stone stacks topped with 19th-century brick, and a thatched roof. It has an L-shaped layout. The main block, facing southwest, originally comprised three rooms and a through-passage, with an inner room on the right (southeast). A rear kitchen block is situated behind the service room. A large volcanic stone lateral stack projects to the rear of the hall, with an end stack to the inner room, and an outer lateral stack to the kitchen. The roof slopes down over an outshot, sheltering a rear passage door. The building is two storeys high throughout. The front has three windows fitted with entirely late 19th-century detailing. A four-panel door is located to the left of centre, with an overlight, and a slated monopitch hood supported by curving wooden brackets. Large, three-light casement windows are on the ground floor, and smaller two-light casements are in first-floor dormers, all with gabled roofs displaying shaped barge-boards. All windows are late 19th century and feature glazing bars, many of the original glass panes remaining. The interior was not inspected, but it is reported that no features earlier than the 19th century are exposed, and the roof is inaccessible. Several original features are likely concealed, given the distinct 16th-century layout.