Town Farmhouse

Town Farmhouse is a farmhouse with origins dating back to the 17th century or earlier, with remodelling in the 19th century. It is constructed of cob on stone rubble footings, which is colourwashed and plastered. The 19th-century remodelling at the east end features colourwashed stone rubble brought to course, with weatherboarding on the first floor. The building has slate roofs that are gabled at the ends, with a rendered stack at the left end and a 19th-century stone stack at the left end of the remodelled block.

Originally, the 17th-century layout included three rooms and a passage, likely with the hall stack backing onto the passage. The passage and lower end have been modified to serve as a farm building adjoining the left end. The hall projects out to the front on the right and is now accessed directly at the angle between the front wall and the projection. In the 19th century, the inner room was rebuilt with a higher roofline, while retaining an old doorway between the 17th-century hall and the inner room. There is also a rear right wing that is 19th-century and half-hipped to the rear.

The farmhouse is two storeys tall with an asymmetrical front featuring two windows on the left and two on the right. The front elevation of the 19th-century remodelling at the right end is flush with the front wall of the hall projection but has a taller roofline. A colourwashed slate-hung stone porch with a pyramidal slate roof is located in the angle of the hall projection, which has a first-floor gabled dormer. The fenestration of the hall block includes 2- and 3-light casements, with two panes per light, along with 19th-century four-pane sashes and one ground floor 20th-century three-light window.

Inside, the hall features exposed ceiling beams of large scantling. A 20th-century grate is said to conceal an earlier fireplace with granite jambs. There are two ovolo-moulded 17th-century doorframes, one of which has a well-preserved 17th-century batten and stud door. The roof space has not been inspected but may hold interest. The farmhouse has group value with the nearby Church and Lower Farm.