Farmbuildings At Edmeston

The farm buildings at Edmeston are a large group surrounding two courtyards, primarily from the 19th century, though they may include some earlier elements. The buildings feature rubble walls and gabled slate roofs. To the west of the farmhouse is a V-shaped range of two-storey structures built into the slope of the ground. The south front has two tall segmental-headed doors at the top of a lateral flight of 14 stone steps supported by an arch, along with a large granite water cistern that collects water from a spring. There is also a tunnel that runs partly beneath the buildings and partly under a raised area on the west side.

In the courtyard, there are two three-light glazed openings and a third opening with shutters above two cambered-headed openings. On the right, a barn on two levels adjoins a tall three-storey barn, which can be accessed from the west at a high level and from the yard at a lower level. This barn has two glazed lights above two first-floor loading doors, which are positioned over two elliptical-headed openings with paired wooden doors. To the right, a lower two-storey range features one opening with a prominent granite lintel and three (formerly four) elliptical-headed openings with doors; similar openings above are now blocked and have vents. The lower wing returns to the right with an early door and a vent above.

The far side of the courtyard is accessed through a covered cartway, which was raised in the 1980s. The interiors have been partly inspected, revealing roofs that are either 19th-century queen post or of simple construction. The three-storey barn and the adjacent range may have been used for wool storage and drying. Overall, this group of buildings is a fine example of 19th-century architecture, remaining largely unchanged externally, and it forms an important historical assembly with the farmhouse.