Kirfitt Hall And Attached Outbuilding

This is a farmhouse, likely dating from the early 17th century, with significant remodelling in the late 17th century and an 18th-century outbuilding to the south. A further outshut was added later to the north-west. The building is constructed of stone rubble, with some roughcast rendering, and has slate roofs. It follows an L-shape, with an attached stair tower to the north-west and an outbuilding projecting to the south.

The north-east wing is two storeys high and four bays wide. Most windows have flat arches, although the window in the third bay of the ground floor has a stone lintel, indicating a former entrance. A blocked window is visible on the first floor of the first bay. The windows are a mix of casements and sashed windows with single glazing bars and horns. The entrance to the first bay is topped with a flat, bracketed canopy and studded door. Gable-end stacks are present. The rear of the building includes a two-storey outshut with a catslide roof, a stack, and dressed quoins, with small windows including remains of sashes on the ground floor. A lean-to conservatory with sashed windows is also present, along with a small outhouse and canopy over an entrance on the gable end, and two attic lights.

The north-west wing, also two storeys high, has double-chamfered-mullioned cross windows. The south-east facade has a single cross window on the ground floor and three above. The gable end of this wing includes two ground floor cross windows, one first-floor window, and a two-light attic window. The north-west facade features a projecting four-stage tower with a pyramidal roof. This tower has two-light windows on the top storey and a combination of two-light and cross windows on the front and return sides. The north-east gable end has a narrower, projecting gabled bay, likely later, with cross windows and a projecting gable-end stack on the wider part. Sashed windows have been inserted into former mullioned windows on the ground and first floors, with a two-light window in the attic. A blocked segmental-headed light is found on the left return.

A south wing adjoins the corner, with a catslide-roofed outshut attached to the north-east wing. The south-east facade has a pivoted door and a later sliding door, along with first-floor pigeon loft openings. The south-west gable end has a blocked window and a casement to the outshut, and a two-light window to the first floor. The north-west facade has two ground floor windows, one being a two-light window.

The interior includes an early to mid-17th century staircase with turned balusters and a plank and muntin partition with moulded muntins. The tower contains a late 17th-century staircase with turned balusters, square newels, and moulded rails, leading to a spiral staircase on the third floor. The house also has plank and muntin partitions and battened doors, some consisting of two panels. A portion of the house was uninhabited and dilapidated in 1987, having been so for many years.