Higher Lee

Higher Lee is a house built around 1720, constructed from sandstone rubble and topped with a stone slate roof. It features a double-depth plan and presents a symmetrical facade with two storeys, an attic, and five bays, highlighted by a cornice and chamfered quoins. The windows are sashed with glazing bars and framed by architraves. The entrance door is set within a stone surround that has a shallow cyma moulding. The gables are adorned with copings and kneelers, each topped with ball finials. There are chimneys located on the gables and on the ridge to the right of the door.

The rear wall of the house incorporates reused 17th-century dressings, including ovolo-moulded mullioned windows, a doorway with a shaped lintel inscribed 'RWP 1671', and a wide decorated lintel above a cellar window. Inside, the entrance hall features a stone screen with three round, moulded arches that open into the main room. At the back of the hall, a similar arch leads into the stair hall. The arches are detailed with fluted keystones and moulded imposts, although some pilasters between the arches have been removed. Above the arches, on two adjacent walls, there is a full stone entablature with a pulvinated frieze, with some dentils marked out but not fully cut, indicating that the carving was done on site. The east side of the screen in the main room is treated in a similar manner.

The fireplace in this room features a moulded elliptical arch with a keystone, supported by fluted pilasters, and the entablature includes a pulvinated frieze, with the cornice serving as the mantel. The staircase has an open string, turned balusters, and a ramped handrail, with one original carved tread bracket still intact. The attic contains trusses with king posts that rise from collars.