Hingston'S Farmhouse

House. Built in the early to mid-17th century, with extensions in the 18th century and alterations in the 20th. The house is constructed of rendered rubble and cob walls, with a gable-ended thatch roof, hipped to the rear wing. There are plastered rubble stacks with brick shafts at each gable end. Originally a two-room plan, possibly with a central passage, each room had a fireplace in the end wall. The larger room to the right served as a hall and includes a newel stair behind the stack and a two-storey bay at the front. An unheated rear wing was added in the 18th century for service purposes, with a 20th-century outshut built next to it. A doorway was moved in the 20th century, altering the plan to place the entrance into the left-hand room. The front elevation presents an asymmetrical two-window facade, with a two-storey hall bay to the right of centre and a 19th-century gabled dormer window to its left, featuring a small-paned two-light casement. Below the dormer is a 20th-century two-light casement and a similar one-light window to the right on the ground floor. The hall bay has a 20th-century two-light, small-paned casement on each floor. To the left of centre is an open-fronted 18th or 19th-century stone porch with a lean-to slate roof, and a 20th-century glazed door behind. The rear elevation features a wide hipped wing at the centre, with a 20th-century lean-to to its right and a small 20th-century porch to its left. A small light is visible at the rear, providing access to the newel stairs in a small projection at the side of the house. The right-hand room contains a stone newel stair and has chamfered cross beams with run-out stops. The fireplaces have been modernised. The first floor is inaccessible, but original roof timbers may still be present. This is a well-preserved example of a small 17th-century house, retaining a traditional exterior.