Mays Leary Farmhouse, Including Stable, Shippon And Slaughter House Adjoining At East End

Mays Leary Farmhouse, which includes an attached stable, shippon, and slaughter house at the east end, is a farmhouse likely dating from the early 18th century, with extensions probably added in the late 18th century. The stable, shippon, and slaughter house were built in the mid-19th century. The farmhouse features rendered stone rubble and cob construction with a half-hipped thatch roof. There is a partially demolished stack at the left end and an axial brick stack.

The original layout of the farmhouse consists of two heated principal rooms on either side of a passage, with stairs at the rear. Two additional rooms were likely added in the late 18th century to the right side, with the axial stack (originally at the gable end) heating the left-hand room. The right-hand room was formerly a dairy and has a loft above. It is possible that the farmhouse was once divided into two separate occupations.

The stable, shippon, and slaughter house extend from the right end, forming an L-shaped plan and are two storeys high. The 19th and 20th century windows include two 2-light casements with six panes per light on the left side, above three-light casements with six panes per light, flanking a lean-to slate roof porch with an inner plank door. On the right side, there are two 2-light casements with six panes per light on the left and a 2-light casement with three panes per light on the ground floor to the right of a lean-to slate roof porch. The original windows, including a 2-light casement with square leaded lights, remain intact at the rear.

The interior joinery on the ground floor is largely preserved, with doorways featuring timber lintels leading to the stable and shippon. At the right end of the shippon, there is a partially infilled cart entrance, indicating that this area may have originally served as a barn. The slaughter house, which projects at a right angle from the right end, is still in use and retains all its 19th-century fittings, including a timber axle and wheel hoist and a brick floor.