Hart'S Farmhouse

Hart’s Farmhouse is a farmhouse dating to the 16th century, with alterations from the 17th century and an enlargement of one bay to the west in the 19th century. Further changes occurred in the late 19th and mid-20th centuries, primarily to the windows. The construction is of random rubble local stone, with cob in the rear wall, topped with a pantiled roof. Notable features include a roughcast stack to the left of the through passage and at the right gable end. Corrugated iron sheeting covers a barn adjoining the south-west and a store room adjoining the east.

The original plan faced south, built into the hillside, with an open hall that was likely later ceiled to create a three-cell layout and a cross passage with a stair turret opening from the hall. An unheated inner room was extended one bay to the west, with a barn adjoining the corner. A further outbuilding is present at the east gable end.

The farmhouse is two storeys high, with a 2:2 bay front. The windows are primarily from the late 19th and mid-20th centuries; the first floor on the left is unlit. The ground floor has a 20th-century door with a porch, leading to a through passage that was altered in the 20th century. There are two 3-light casements on the ground floor, set beneath wooden lintels, with a further 20th-century window beyond.

Inside, evidence of a jointed cruck truss roof remains. Variations in floor levels are also visible, along with unusual double convex moulded beams in the east end bedroom. There is an ovolo moulded doorframe in the hall, along with 20th-century grates and chamfered beams with various stops, including stop-chamfered spine beams with run-out stops. The building is of group value from this perspective.