Gilscott Farmhouse Including Cob Garden Wall Adjoining To South East

Gilscott Farmhouse, which includes a cob garden wall adjoining to the southeast, is a farmhouse with probable origins in the 16th century, rebuilt in the early 19th century. It is constructed of plastered cob or rubble, with stone rubble stacks topped with 19th and 20th-century brick, and a coated slate roof that has been replaced by corrugated asbestos over the kitchen. The house is L-shaped, featuring a main block with two rooms, a central cross passage, and end stacks facing southeast. At the rear of the left end is a service block containing stairs connected to the cross passage, with service rooms behind, the largest of which has a large outer projecting lateral stack. The kitchen is located at the angle of the two wings, featuring a lean-to roof against the back of the main block and a large projecting end stack. The stairs and service room appear to occupy the shell of the original 16th-century farmhouse, while the rest of the structure was built in the early 19th century.

The farmhouse is two storeys high and has a symmetrical three-window front with 16-pane sash windows. The central doorway features a part-panelled, part-glazed 19th-century door with an overlight, panelled reveals, and a doorcase with a shaped cornice and moulded entablature. The eaves project on shaped brackets, and the roof is gable-ended. The southwest side is dominated by a large stack, likely from the 16th century, which has an intact chimney shaft but has been extended. To the right of the main entrance is a secondary part-glazed, part-panelled door with a hipped and slate-roofed porch. The windows include 19th-century 12 and 16-pane sashes or casements with glazing bars. Inside, there is much 19th-century joinery, including a stick baluster stair, but no earlier features are exposed. From the left end of the front, a high plastered cob wall with interlocking tile coping projects forward along the left side of the front garden.