Branscombe — Grade II Listed Farmhouse Renovation

A Grade II listed stone farmhouse in the Branscombe valley, carefully renovated from roof to floor and extended with a timber-framed glazed garden room — opening the house to its gardens while every historic detail is preserved.

Complete renovation of a Grade II listed stone farmhouse: structural repairs, renewal of the slate roof, full internal restoration, new services throughout, and the design and construction of a fully glazed, timber-framed garden room with a zinc standing-seam roof.

To give a protected period home the light, space and connection to its gardens it had always lacked — without compromising the fabric and character that make it worth protecting.

Listed building consent shaped every decision: the garden room had to sit lightly against the old stone, historic walls could not be chased or covered without justification, and modern services had to be threaded through a structure that was never meant to carry them.

The new garden room reads as clearly, honestly modern — a slender timber frame and floor-to-ceiling glass against the mass of the old stone. Inside, original walls are exposed and repaired, a bespoke steel and oak staircase replaces a cramped historic stair, and every new service runs invisibly. Old and new each keep their own voice, and the house finally opens to its gardens.

• 01Grade II listed building consent managed in-house
• 02Timber-framed glazed garden room
• 03Zinc standing-seam extension roof
• 04Original slate roof retained and repaired
• 05Exposed and repointed historic stone walls
• 06Bespoke steel and oak staircase
• 07New kitchen within the garden room
• 08Stone and oak flooring throughout
• 09Full rewire, replumb and heating renewal
• 10Garden room opening fully onto the lawns