Great House

Farmhouse, whitewashed rubble stone with slate roof. Massive external W end stone stack, offset on right, and with brick top. Stone and rendered ridge stack and small E end stack. Two storeys and attic, long S front with casement pair windows, one each floor left, then C20 door, part of early C17 addition left of ridge stack. To right of stack one similar window each floor to hall and upper end door in added glazed porch with casement pair above, set higher than those on main part. E end has modern long attic window, replacing loft door. W end has bread oven left of stack and some corbelling above. Rear has gabled stair tower with lean-to to left. Reserved chamfered windows with oak frames renewed, original stone hoodmoulds. Three-light first floor window with original iron casement to main range to right of stair tower, over former door. Stair tower has similar 2-light E at first floor and attic, the attic window shown blocked in Fox and Raglan photograph. Similar 2-light windows to tower N and E sides.

Three-room plan, entrance into original upper end, now kitchen. Hall below has 3 heavy chamfered beams with stepped hollow stops and diagonal stops to joists. W end fireplace with massive stone lintel and chamfered jambs, the lintel perhaps added in renovation. Two doorcases to stair and lower end with shaped doorheads. There was a post and panel screen below, dividing off passage from parlour. Four large beams in lower room. Modern fireplace to W end chimney. Rear stair tower has Tudor-arched door into cellar, jambs widened for barrels. Stair has square centre core in stone and solid oak treads. One first floor fireplace with massive lintel and chamfered jambs in grey stone. Heavy beams, also large principal rafters in lean-to. Two-bay roof over stair. Two chamfered collar trusses to W end roof with massive triple purlins and big ridge beam. Lighter truss over E end.