East Quither Farmhouse

Farmhouse. It likely dates back to the 17th century, with alterations in the 19th century. The farmhouse is built of stone rubble, with the first floor whitewashed and rendered, and has a slate roof with gables at each end. A projecting gable-end stack is on the left side, with set-offs, and there's a rendered chimney shaft at the right gable end, alongside a brick chimney shaft on the ridge. The original plan included three rooms and a through passage, with a hall stack backing onto the passage. The lower end and a two-storey porch have been largely rebuilt and re-roofed in the 19th century. A circa 18th century outshut is located to the rear right, under a catslide roof, and a circa 19th century lean-to is at the rear left.

The front of the building is asymmetrical, with five windows and a small gabled projection on the front right of centre. A two-storey gabled porch, slate-hung on the first floor, is set on the front to the left of centre. The porch masonry is brought to course, and the porch is probably rebuilt. It features a chamfered arched granite doorway with a replaced lintel; the jambs have ball and pyramid stops. Three 17th century, three-light granite mullioned windows on the ground floor to the right of the porch each have three panes and iron stanchions. A ground floor window to the left of the porch has a 19th century two-light casement with six panes per light. The first floor windows are 19th and 20th century, two- and three-light casements with glazing bars. Two rear outshut windows have timber lintels.

Inside, the rear door of the through passage is now blocked. The hall fireplace has a chamfered lintel with ogee stops. The pegged trusses are likely late 17th century. The property was part of the Manor of Tavistock Abbey at Domesday. Thomas Rundle, Bishop of Derry (1734-43), was born at East Quither in 1686.