Densdon Farmhouse

Densdon Farmhouse is a farmhouse dating from the mid to late 17th century or earlier. It is constructed of colourwashed rendered cob and stone rubble, with the rear elevation left unrendered. The roof is made of corrugated asbestos and gabled at both ends, although it was formerly thatched. The building features end stacks, with the left end stack containing a bread oven and a handmade brick shaft, and an axial stack that projects through the roof at the front of the ridge.

The overall plan of the farmhouse is a T shape, comprising a three-room layout with a cross passage. The lower end is to the right, and the hall stack backs onto the passage. A rear centre wing, which was originally a cider house, is now used as a potato store and appears to be integral to the main range. There is also a small service room in the rear right corner of the passage, which may have been created by reducing the width of the lower end room. A straight stair rises from the centre room, parallel to the rear wall. The house has remained largely unaltered since the 19th century, with the room functions likely originating in the 17th century: the kitchen is at the left end, the hall is in the centre, and the lower end serves as a parlour to the right.

The exterior is two storeys high with an asymmetrical four-window front. There is a 20th-century plank front door leading to the passage, positioned to the right of centre and featuring a glazed overlight. The ground floor windows are three-light small-pane timber casements, likely from the late 18th or 19th century, while the first-floor windows have all been replaced in the 20th century.

Inside, the interior remains virtually unchanged since the 19th century, with some 17th-century features visible and others likely concealed behind plaster. The kitchen includes a large open fireplace with a chamfered lintel and a bread oven. The centre room, which serves as the 17th-century hall, has a chamfered crossbeam with ramshorn stops. The lower end room features a 19th-century iron grate and a boxed-in cross beam. The roof apex was not inspected, but the visible principal rafters upstairs appear to be straight. Densdon Farmhouse is a very unspoiled traditional farmhouse and has group value with a range of traditional farm buildings nearby.