Croft Farmhouse

Croft Farmhouse is a detached farmhouse dating back to the 17th century, with numerous later additions. It is constructed of random rubble limestone, with ashlar chimney stacks and a stone slate roof. The original house was a two-storey structure with an attic and a central porch. Later additions include two-storey sections with attics at each end, and two back wings, one of which was originally single-storey before being enlarged to two-storey in the late 20th century.

The south front features a central gabled porch with a glazed door and stone lintel. There are two windows to the left of the porch, and one in the addition. A three-light recessed chamfered mullioned window with a hoodmould is located above the porch, and there is a two-light window above that. The addition’s windows are leaded timber casements with stone lintels. To the right of the porch are two windows, and one in the addition, again leaded timber casements with stone lintels. There are two hipped roof dormers and three ridge chimneys – two at the ends of the original house and one at the east gable end, all with plain chamfered caps and skirts.

The west gable end has a single window and a plank door; all windows are leaded timber casements with stone lintels, and there are three rows of pigeon holes with perches in the gable. Scattered windows are present on the back, with metal casements and concrete lintels to the west addition, as well as one three-light recessed chamfered mullioned window with a hood and a casement above with a timber lintel. A projecting single-storey wing has a gable chimney stack above a projecting round-ended bread oven. There is a metal casement and plank door to the west side of the wing. A two-storey wing further east was altered in the 20th century featuring a three-light mullioned window in the gable end and two metal casements below with concrete lintels. The east end presents a blank, gabled parapet.

Inside the small back wing, an intact bread oven with an iron door remains. Two barns are located nearby, one to the north and the other to the northwest.