Tor End Farm

Tor End Farm is a mid-17th century farmhouse that was altered in the 18th century. It is constructed of coursed squared sandstone rubble with dressed quoins, and originally had a sandstone slab roof, which was mostly collapsed by May 1987. The farmhouse began as a two-cell, L-shaped house with a central stack. An outshut was added to the front in the 18th century, built in narrower courses without quoins, although the tops of the walls appear to be later than the bases. A further extension to the right is now ruinous and is a later addition.

The front has blocked windows on either side of the extension, which lack dressed surrounds. The extension has a large plain opening and a plain doorway in the angle. The left gable has three 17th-century windows on the ground floor, and one above, with two two-light and two three-light configurations. These windows are recessed with chamfered mullions and have dressed cills and lintels, but not jambs. There are also two large, presumably 19th-century openings with wooden lintels, which have weakened the wall. The rear extension has a blocked window on the ground floor, with a single remaining jamb, and a later doorway inserted into it. Above is a three-light 17th-century window with a missing mullion. The rest of the rear wall is much damaged and partly collapsed.

The interior has no upper floor and the roof is partly missing. It is uncertain if the house originally had a cross passage, but this is likely. The house section contains a large fireplace with a monolith surround. Above this is a truncated stack, and an original queen strut truss with staggered purlins and a diagonally set ridge piece. The parlour stack remains complete and has a fireplace with a triangular lintel and cross beam. The doorway has a dressed and chamfered surround. Despite its extensively decayed condition, the house remains very little altered.