farmyard complex — Pollrone

Farmyard complex, c.1825, about a courtyard comprising: (i) Detached three-bay two-storey farmhouse with single-bay two-storey breakfront. Part refenestrated, c.1925. Now disused. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stack, and no rainwater goods surviving on rendered eaves. Unpainted lime rendered walls over random rubble stone construction (exposed to side (west) and to rear (south) elevations). Square-headed window openings with cut-stone sills, concealed red brick block-and-start surrounds having soldier course voussoirs, and six-over-six timber sash windows having some replacement two-over-two timber sash windows, c.1925, throughout. Square-headed door opening with red brick voussoirs, and timber boarded door. Set back from road in own grounds with farmyard forecourt. (ii) Detached four-bay single-storey outbuilding perpendicular to west. Part reroofed, c.1975. Now disused and in ruins. Pitched roof (mostly collapsed) with replacement corrugated-iron, c.1975, having remains of slate in sections, iron ridge tiles, and no rainwater goods on squared rubble stone eaves. Random rubble stone walls with remains of unpainted lime render over. Square-headed window opening with no sill, red brick dressings, timber lintel, and no fitting surviving. Square-headed door openings with red brick voussoirs or timber lintels, and timber boarded doors (one now blocked-up with random rubble stone infill). (iii) Detached two-bay single-storey outbuilding to north-west. Reroofed, c.1975. Now disused. Pitched roof with replacement corrugated-iron, c.1975, iron ridge tiles, and no rainwater goods on rubble stone eaves. Random rubble stone walls. Square-headed window opening with rubble stone sill, timber lintel, and fixed-pane timber window. Square-headed door opening with timber lintel, and timber boarded door. (iv) Detached two-bay single-storey outbuilding with attic to north-east with elliptical-headed carriageway to left. Reroofed, c.1975. Now disused. Pitched roof with replacement corrugated-iron, c.1975, iron ridge tiles, and no rainwater goods on squared rubble stone eaves. Random rubble stone walls. Elliptical-headed carriageway to left with rubble stone voussoirs, and timber boarded rolling door.