West Blanerne Farmhouse

West Blanerne Farmhouse is likely of later 18th century origin, with later additions and alterations. It is a two-storey farmhouse, originally designed with a symmetrical three-bay, plain classical style front. A rectangular-plan wing is situated to the rear, forming an L-shape, and features prominent bowed bays centred at the east and west sides. Further rear wings create a U-plan, with a single-storey and attic single-bay addition attached to one side.

The exterior is constructed of harl-pointed tooled sandstone rubble, incorporating whinstone in part, with sandstone ashlar dressings. Features include droved quoins, droved surrounds to openings, and sandstone mullions to bipartite and tripartite windows, with projecting cills throughout.

The north (entrance) elevation has a projecting tripartite ashlar doorpiece at the centre of the ground floor, housing a boarded timber door, a plate glass fanlight, and narrow side-lights. It also includes a plain frieze, cornice, and blocking course. A single window is positioned at first floor level. Single windows are present on both floors in the flanking bays and a blind elevation is recessed to the outer right.

The east side elevation showcases a full-height bowed projection at the centre, accommodating a glazed door and side-lights on the ground floor, and a tripartite window at first floor level. Again, single windows are found on both floors in the flanking bays.

The south (rear) elevation features a main two-bay block with a bipartite window offset to the right of centre on the ground floor, and a smaller bipartite window above. A square-headed doorway is situated on the ground floor. A single-storey and attic single-bay wing is located to the outer left, with a bipartite window on the ground floor and a tripartite dormer breaking the eaves above.

The west side elevation incorporates a full-height bowed projection with a large stair window offset to the left. A two-storey wing projects forward to the outer left, with a single-storey addition adjoined at ground level. A further two-storey and single-storey with attic wing extends to the outer right with a single-storey lean-to addition.

The windows are predominantly timber sash and case with four panes of glass. The roof is covered in grey slate with decorative flashings on the bowed projections. Corniced and rendered ridge stacks are present, along with various circular cans.

The interior includes a spiral stair in the west bowed projection constructed with timber treads, plain iron uprights, and a timber handrail. The living room in the east bowed projection has timber skirting boards and a plain cornice. The remainder of the interior was not inspected in 1998.

A rectangular-plan greenhouse, built on a red brick base, stands to the southwest of the house. Rubble-coped rubble boundary walls partially enclose the site, and incorporate two-leaf plain iron gates.