Rampson Farmhouse And Attached Outbuildings

Rampson Farmhouse and attached outbuildings is a farmhouse and a range of associated outbuildings dating from the mid to late 18th century, with elements from an earlier dwelling, including a date stone of 1630, and refurbished in 1995-6. The building is constructed of coursed rubble sandstone with substantial quoin stones, now rendered and limewashed, and has a stone slate roof. The plan is an irregular T-shape, with a three-unit range facing forward, a service wing to the rear, and an L-shaped outbuilding range attached to the east end of the house.

The main range is two storeys high. The east side features an off-centre doorway with a six-panel door set within a doorcase with a closed pediment, plain pilasters with moulded capitals, and a banded lintel. To the right are stacked, 10 over 10 pane glazing-bar sash windows, with thin projecting sills and simple lintels. To the left are two 6 over 6 pane sashes to each floor. A relocated date stone, inscribed 'S.W.M. 1630', is situated to the side of the dairy doorway, which has a wide boarded door. A small single-light window is positioned alongside this doorway, within a blocked opening. The rear elevation has a late 20th century sash window illuminating the stair landing, and the rear wing was remodelled in 1996.

Inside, the principal doorway opens into a stair hall, with doorways to flanking reception rooms featuring eight-panel doors with raised and fielded panels set within moulded architraves. Front-wall windows have panelled reveals. A west room includes a built-in corner cupboard with raised and fielded panelled doors. The outbuildings comprise a bay to the east of the house and a long range extending southwards from it, with a short cross wing at the south end. The rear wall of the bay aligns with the house and has a substantial stone surround to the doorway at its east end. The projecting range has two plain doorways to the west side wall and two plain rectangular openings to the gable end. The cross wing has an arched cart entry on its right side. This is a substantial yeoman farmer’s house of the late 18th century, retaining its original plan and significant interior detail despite recent alterations.