Great House Farmhouse And Flanking Walls

Great House Farmhouse is a farmhouse dated "WB 1670" on two small metal ridge pennants, with late 18th century and late 19th century alterations. It is constructed of coursed and squared rubble, featuring a weathered string at first floor level, coved plaster, and a dressed stone eaves cornice. The hipped slate roof has two 20th century brick stacks. The building has a bold symmetrical frontage, is two storeys and an attic high, and consists of five bays. It has tall two-light moulded mullioned and transomed windows, each with later casements that have glazing bars, some of which have been restored. Each ground floor window has a section of brickwork above it.

The central door opening has a moulded and stopped surround and features a ribbed and studded door. The left return matches this style, except for the central first floor window which has 17th century leaded lights. There is also a central door opening with a moulded and stopped surround, and each door opening has a slated pentice supported by two wooden columns.

Inside, there are many 17th century features, including a very fine well staircase that rises to the attic. This staircase has a moulded handrail, pierced baluster panels with carved serpents, and newel posts with elaborate pendants and finials. On the stairs, there are two 17th century oil paintings: one depicting a symbolic religious scene in the Flemish style and the other a Roman head. The farmhouse contains numerous 17th and 18th century doors and architraves, particularly in the left ground floor room, which repeats the staircase motifs on its semi-circular head. There is a dog gate to the stairs with elaborate carving, although one gate was missing at the time of the resurvey in April 1984. Fireplaces on the ground and first floors have moulded and stopped stone surrounds with four-centred heads, some featuring moulded cornice shelves. Most ground floor windows have paired window shutters. Flanking the frontage are sections of rubble wall, each with a circular opening in a dressed stone surround.