Winscott Barton Farmhouse Including Garden Wall Adjoining To South

Farmhouse. The weathervane is dated 1850, and the house’s features largely accord with that date, although there may be an earlier core. The construction is of local stone rubble walls, mostly plastered, with brick stacks and plastered chimney shafts. The roof is slate, formerly thatched. The farmhouse follows a three-room plan. A cross passage, containing the main staircase, is positioned centrally. To the left (west) are two rooms, originally parlours, with a stack between containing back-to-back fireplaces. The room to the right of the passage is a dining room with an end stack. A kitchen block projects to the rear of the dining room, and a dairy block projects to the rear of the central passage. From the external appearance, the farmhouse appears to be largely of mid-19th century construction, however, some elements may be older. The front elevation has a regular, although not symmetrical, five-window arrangement of 19th and 20th century casement windows with glazing bars, similar windows being found to the rear. The front doorway, situated right of centre, is sheltered by an original mid-19th century slate-roofed gabled porch constructed of stone rubble with red brick quoins, and featuring a stone ashlar Tudor outer arch with a hoodmould, utilising alternate grey and cream-coloured blocks. The doorway contains a 19th century six-panel door. The roof is hipped at each end, and a timber bellcote with a wrought iron weathervane dated 1850 sits atop the ridge. The interior joinery is mainly mid-19th century, of a plain design. The main staircase is a straight flight without a balustrade. The roof space has not been inspected. A tall stone rubble wall extends from the right (eastern) end of the front, running alongside the front garden and connecting the farmhouse to the barn. This wall appears to incorporate some blocked features, as if it once formed part of a building. Winscott Barton Farmhouse is situated within a good group of traditional farm buildings, some of which are listed separately. The site was formerly the location of a larger mansion, the home of Tristram Risdon between 1603 and 1630.