Gooseford Farmhouse Including Garden Walls, Adjoining To South (West Gooseford On Os)

Farmhouse. Dating from the 17th century, with possible earlier origins, it was modernised in the mid-19th century. The house is constructed of plastered granite stone rubble, potentially with some cob, and has stone rubble stacks; one stack features a 17th-century granite ashlar chimneyshaft, while others are replaced with plastered brick. The roof is covered in slate; originally, it was thatched.

The farmhouse has an L-shaped design. The main block faces south and originally comprised three rooms and a through-passage. A small, unheated dairy is located at the west end. The main hall includes a large axial stack backing onto the passage, and the service end room has a gable-end stack. The house likely began as an open hall house, but the roof was rebuilt in the 17th century, removing much evidence of its initial development. The main block largely results from a superficial 19th-century refurbishment, during which the passage rear doorway was blocked by a new main staircase, the kitchen (in use from the mid-17th century) became a dining room, the rear parlour was converted to the kitchen, and the former service end room was refurbished as a parlour.

The exterior displays a nearly symmetrical three-window front with 19th-century casement windows with glazing bars; the ground floor window on the right has been replaced with a 20th-century French window. A partially glazed 19th-century six-panel door is set within the central doorway; a similar door is located in the rear block. The roof is gable-ended on the right and hipped on the left.

Inside the main block, only the hall retains detailing earlier than the mid-19th century. It features a large granite ashlar fireplace with a chamfered surround, likely dating from the mid to late 16th century, including a secondary side oven. The crossbeam in the hall is from the 17th century; it is stop-chamfered with scroll stops. The former parlour in the rear wing also dates from the 17th century, with an ovolo-moulded crossbeam with scroll stops, and most of its original scratch-moulded joists remaining. The roof structure was not inspected, but the bases of straight principals suggest 17 A-frame trusses. A mid-19th century low stone rubble garden wall, including a stone mounting block on the outside, encloses a strip of front garden.