Aller Farmhouse

This is a farmhouse, originally a longhouse, likely dating from the 16th century, with substantial alterations primarily in the 19th century. It is currently undergoing renovation. The farmhouse is constructed of rendered granite rubble with late 20th-century rebuilt brick stacks. The roof is being re-thatched, previously covered with slate and featuring gable ends; the rear wing and outshuts retain slate coverings.

The original layout comprised a shippon (animal shelter) at the lower end, a through passage, a hall, and an inner room. A hall stack backs onto the passage, and a gable-end fireplace serves the inner room. Around the 18th century, the rear wall of the inner room was extended, and the thatched roof was raised in a catslide fashion over this projection. The shippon was likely converted into a parlour in the 19th century, with a chimney stack inserted at the lower gable end. A Victorian wing, containing a dairy on the ground floor, was added to the rear. A late 19th/early 20th-century outshut fills the space between the rear additions, while a further outshut was added to the front of the hall and inner room.

The front facade is almost regular, with four windows. The windows are mostly 19th-century 3-light wooden casements with glazing bars, which are currently being replaced with smaller 2-light casements; some replacements are already in place. A central doorway leads to the passage and features an early 20th-century studded door with a glazed panel, sheltered by a slate porch hood. A granite-framed ventilation slit, originally lighting the shippon, is located between the ground floor windows to the right, boasting a wide interior splay. An outshut is situated to the left of the door. The wall projects slightly to the right of the centre-left first-floor window before continuing on that line. The Victorian wing has a 3-light casement on both the ground and first floors, with iron stanchion bars on the ground floor window. A granite rubble garden wall, extending the full length of the house, runs along the east side.

The interior is largely gutted due to ongoing renovation; original partitions have been removed. The hall stack remains, featuring granite ashlar backing onto the passage, but lacking a cornice or plinth. The hall fireplace has a monolithic granite jamb to the right and an oven opening to the left, with a chamfered wooden lintel bearing worn stops. The inner room fireplace has been narrowed by the insertion of a brick pillar. An oven is located in the rear wall of the subdivided section, also with a chamfered wooden lintel with worn stops. In the large lower room, the stack is not integrated with the gable end wall. Another granite-framed ventilation slit with a wide splay has been uncovered on the former rear wall of the shippon. The roof is probably 18th-century, consisting of straight principals with collars set into trusses and pegged.