South Emlett Farmhouse

South Emlett Farmhouse is a farmhouse that dates back to the 16th century, with improvements made in the 17th century, a service wing added in the 19th century, and renovations around 1975. The main block is constructed of cob on rubble footings, featuring brick dressings, rubble and brick stacks, and a slate roof that was originally thatched. The main block was originally designed as a three-room-and-through-passage house facing south, with a service room located at the left (west) end. The 19th-century service wing is positioned at right angles behind the former inner room at the right end. There is a 16th or 17th-century lateral stack that projects from the front of the hall, and a 20th-century axial stack serving the inner room. The present staircase is located at the rear of the passage.

The farmhouse has two storeys and an irregular front featuring iron-framed casements without glazing bars, including a canted bay window at the left end of the former service room. The hall stack has an oven projection to the left, which has been adapted to support a 20th-century porch with a monopitch roof, situated near the passage door. The stack retains its original tall rubble chimney shaft, complete with a drip course and coping. The roof is half-hipped to the right and hipped to the left, while the service wing has a gable end.

Inside, the farmhouse displays features from several periods. The inner room contains a 17th-century axial beam with a deep chamfer and scroll stops, which is not centrally located and may have been moved. There is a cob crosswall separating the inner room from the hall. The hall features a large rubble fireplace with a plain chamfered oak lintel, likely from the 17th century, and an inserted 19th-century brick side oven to the right. A plain chamfered crossbeam, also likely from the 17th century, is present. At the lower end of the hall, there is a 16th-century low partition screen made of oak planks and muntins, which includes the remains of a central wide flat-arch headed doorway. The muntins are chamfered with run-out stops towards the hall and have cut diagonal stops towards the passage. A carved beam, said to be plastered over on the upper side, is located in the passage, which also features a cob crosswall on its lower side. The large service end room has a plain chamfered crossbeam. The roof structure was completely renewed around 1975.