Hayne Farmhouse

Hayne Farmhouse is a former farmhouse dating from the late 15th to 16th century, with improvements made in the 16th and 17th centuries. It was renovated and extended in the 19th century and modernized in 1984. The building features plastered cob on rubble footings, with volcanic stone and brick stacks, and it has a corrugated asbestos roof that is soon to be replaced with thatch. The traditional layout includes a three-room and through-passage plan, with an inner room to the right (east). There is an 18th to 19th century cob-walled extension on the right and a late 19th to early 20th century brick kitchen at the back. The farmhouse is now two storeys throughout, with a south-facing front that has 19th century three-light casements in each room and a contemporary six-panel door. A front porch was added in 1984. While the service end appears to have been rebuilt in the 19th century, the rest of the structure is well-preserved. The roof is supported by side-pegged jointed crucks with butt purlins and a ridge, and it is completely smoke-blackened, indicating that the original house was divided by low partitions. An oak post in the east gable rises from the ground to support the ridge, which is an unusual feature. There are remains of a passage-service screen with a shoulder-headed doorpost, and the rear passage door, originally shoulder-headed, has been converted to a square head. A volcanic stone stack was inserted into the hall in the 16th century, backing onto the passage, and features a fireplace with an oak lintel, a chamfered surround with pyramid steps, and a doorway to a blocked side oven. A 16th century post-and-panel screen with framing above is located at the upper end of the hall, which is floored in the 17th century with a chamfered beam that has scroll stops. The inner room contains remains of an early 18th century brick gable fireplace. The thorough renovation in 1984 included a rear extension and the introduction of some 16th and 17th century features.