Farm

The Department's description

Exterior description and setting

Demolished 1999.

Two-storey / two-bay farmhouse. It has a coped natural slate gable roof with central chimney; no rainwater goods. Walls are rendered (probably granite rubble) and whitewashed.

The south east (main) elevation has a gabled porch with recessed apex and slate roof, and boarded door at the left end of the façade. To its right are two windows, one to each bay. There are smaller windows in line on the first floor. All are 2/2 sliding sash with granite cills. There is an upper floor window to left gable. The rear wall is blank.

A lower one-storey slated outbuilding abuts the right gable. This building has a natural slate gabled roof and cement dashed granite rubble walls. There are two painted t+g doors to its yard façade. Its right gable has a metal window at apex, and the rear façade is blank. Abutting the right half of the yard façade is a one-storey outhouse aligned parallel (thus creating a double pile). This latter structure has a gabled corrugated metal roof and dashed walls. There is a timber t+g door to its façade and a timber louvred opening in the apex of right gable; the left gable (to yard) is plain.

Immediately to left of left gable of the house is a wrought-iron gate between rubble granite posts; adjoining it is a cast-iron pump.

Historical information

A building is shown here on the 1834 OS 6” map, although it does not appear in the First Valuation book. Although cited in the 1861 Second Valuation, no measurements are given, so it is impossible to determine if and when it was raised to two floors.

It was demolished some time in 1999.

Source:
1. PRONI – OS 6/3/53/1 (1834 OS map).
2. PRONI- VAL 1B/390A (1834 valuation book).
3. PRONI- VAL 2B/3/81D (1861 valuation book).

Criteria for listing: architectural interest

Not listed

Criteria for listing: historic interest

Not listed

Evaluation

Demolished 1999.

A two-storey vernacular direct entry farm house, probably raised from a single storey. Retains its traditional plan form, together with internal features. Value enhanced by setting which includes byre, pump and gates.