Picton Home Farm

Picton Home Farm is a farmhouse and associated farm buildings arranged around a square courtyard, dating from the 18th century. The house faces south, with a front garden enclosed by a low wall and railings. Lower extensions project east and west from the main house; the eastern one is a farmyard building, while the western one extends the domestic accommodation. The ends of the east and west ranges are set back to align with the main house frontage, with gateways providing access to the farmyard from the house extensions. The layout of the house and yard is symmetrical around a north-south axis. The original main entrance to the farmyard was centrally located in the north range, but is no longer in use.

The buildings are constructed of local sandstone rubble, generally laid in courses, and appear to have been unrendered. Limestone is used for some quoins and dressings. Slate roofs cover most of the buildings, except for the main house roof, which has artificial slates. Tiled ridges are present throughout.

The main house has a central three-window portion, with a blind fenestration panel in place of a central window above the door. A round-headed doorway is centrally placed, flanked by four-pane sash windows arranged under low segmental arches. Brick end-chimneys are present. Symmetrical extensions are located at either end of the house, with lower rooflines. The right-hand extension (east) is a three-window domestic addition with a hipped roof. A single window on the east end is blind, while the left-hand extension (west) is used as a farmyard building and mirrors the appearance and roofline of the domestic extension. In the southeast corner of the farmyard building is a malting kiln with a plastered room above, likely used for grain storage. This extension, which does not connect internally to the main house, likely provided accommodation for farm servants. Rounded engaged gatepiers connect the east extension to the flanking farm buildings. The rear elevation of the house, facing the farmyard, features a projecting central three-window range. It has twelve-pane hornless sash windows above and below, while the flanking wings have six-pane hornless sash windows above.

The farmyard ranges on the east and west sides are symmetrically similar, each with six cartsheds at the north end, featuring low segmental arches. The east range contains two staircases. These ranges are now primarily used as cattle sheds, with some workshops.

The north range exhibits a formally designed north elevation, indicating the original main farmyard entrance, with alternating giant square and round-headed openings. It was originally connected to the flanking ranges by buttressed corner buildings, which are now unroofed or demolished.