Court Farmhouse

Court Farmhouse is a largely 17th-century building, probably originally of rubble stone construction with plaster rendering, and extended in the 19th century. It has a rectangular two-cell block extended at both ends, with a rear outshut centrally located. The roof is fronted with stone tiles and to the rear with Welsh slate and artificial slates. The house has two storeys and attics, with a three-window front. Most windows are Victorian sash windows with a three-over-three pane configuration, except for the four-over-four pane window in the ground floor hall. All windows have dripmoulds, characteristic of early to mid-19th century alterations on the Pontypool Park estate. The front door is positioned to the left of the central window and is a 17th-century nailed plank door with strap hinges, a cranked head, and a cranked hood supported by modillions. Above the door is a small pentice supported on four beam ends with modillions, topped with a hipped stone tile roof. Above the pentice is a gabled dormer window, flush with the wall, containing a sash window with a hoodmould. Three stacks rise from the ridge; the end stacks are modern red brick, and the central stack is stone. The right gable end is plain except for the addition of a stack. The left gable end features a first-floor entrance accessed by steps, with a hood over and a garret light above.

The rear elevation includes a small casement window with small panes, set under an oak lintel, and a porch leading to the cross passage entry. The outshut to the left is largely modern, featuring a large new red brick stack.

While most original 17th-century features have been removed or concealed by later alterations, the central part of the house retains ceiling beams with bar-and-scroll stops. There are no surviving fireplaces of particular interest. A timber winding stair remains through both floors; the upper section is more authentic, complete with a plank door with a cranked head and iron strap hinges. The roof structure is an A-frame, halved and pegged at the apex, with a slightly diagonally set ridge piece. The most easterly section of the roof appears to be of a slightly later construction, indicated by a lower ridge line. The western end of the building includes a room accessible via an external staircase, and part of the floor of the upper room has been removed.