Sparth Manor

Sparth Manor, formerly known as The Farm House, is a farmhouse that likely dates from the early to mid-17th century and is currently used as a restaurant. It is constructed of sandstone rubble with quoins and features a roof made of stone slates with gable copings. The building has two chimneys on the ridge and a projecting chimney on the left gable. The layout follows a three-bay baffle-entry plan, with a later addition at the left end, a short rear wing attached to the first bay, and a gabled stair turret at the junction of the second and third bays.

The manor stands two storeys high and includes a two-storey gabled porch at the junction of the second and third bays. This porch has a Tudor-arched moulded surround with a hoodmould, and above it, there is a stepped three-light window with a stepped hoodmould, hollow-moulded coping, and a finial at the apex, along with kneelers. The front wall features seven stone mullioned windows with chamfered reveals and hoodmoulds. To the left of the porch, the ground floor windows (four and five lights) have ovolo moulded mullions, while the others have chamfered mullions, some of which are missing. To the right of the porch, there is a four-light ground floor window and a five-light first floor window with hollow-chamfered mullions, along with a small blocked window at the first floor level. The rear of the building has six similar stone mullioned windows, with the principal window in the first floor of the third bay being a five-light window with ovolo moulded mullions; the rest are mostly three-light windows with chamfered mullions.

Inside, the interior has been altered, mainly due to the insertion of a staircase in the original stack between the second and third bays. However, a stone arch to the original hearth in the second bay remains, and there are four large lateral beams with small chamfers. The partition between the first and second bays has been removed. It is said that the manor was built in 1556 by the Rishton family.