Mitchelston

Mitchelston is an 18th-century farmhouse with later additions and alterations. It is a 2-storey and basement building of 5 bays, set on sloping ground with a rectangular plan. A conservatory extends from the front facing the garden, and a full-height stair tower is located at the rear. The farmhouse is constructed of harled rubble with painted ashlar margins. A cartshed/granary adjoins the east gable, and a range of ancillary buildings extends north and east to form a courtyard. A walled garden lies to the south.

The south (garden) elevation features a principal 5-bay section with a flat-roofed timber conservatory at ground level. The first floor has irregular window placement; a pair of tripartite dormers are positioned above the left side. A lower, single-bay wing extends to the left with a tripartite window breaking the eaves. A single-storey section incorporates a segmental-arched doorway with astragalled side lights, and a piend-roof section with a pair of windows projects to the outer left.

The north (courtyard) elevation showcases an advanced, full-height curved stair tower in the central bay, featuring a round-arched window and a conical roof. A porch is situated in the re-entrant angle to the left, above which is a Venetian window. A lean-to addition is attached to the re-entrant angle on the right.

The cartshed/granary, adjoining the east gable of the farmhouse, is a 3-bay, rectangular structure with a long timber lintel over irregular vehicle and pedestrian openings at ground level. It has a rubble construction, and a rubble forestair rises from the gable end to a doorway at the upper level, covered with graded grey slate.

The courtyard ancillary buildings include a large grain store and former threshing mill extending from the west end of the farmhouse, north and then east to form the courtyard. A large opening is in the northwest re-entrant angle, and the height drops to single-storey to the right, where a long gabled cartshed with four square openings extends to the north. All buildings are covered in grey slate. In the far right (northeast corner of the courtyard) are two single-storey out-buildings; one with grey slate and one with a corrugated iron roof, forming an L-plan arrangement.

The walled garden is enclosed by a tall, rubble coped garden wall forming a square to the south of the house. The wall runs alongside the approach road to the east, with a garden gate in the northeast corner returning to the cartshed forestair.

The roof is covered in grey slate, with some non-traditional replacements on the south pitch. End and ridge stacks are present, along with raised skews, clay cans, and cast-iron rainwater goods.