Heyes Farmhouse

Heyes Farmhouse is a modernised two-storey former farmhouse of late 17th-century date, architect unknown. It is constructed in sandstone with evidence of timber framing beneath, and sits on a rectangular plan with a gable to the left side.

The front elevation features a modern front door beneath a thin lintel behind a modern wrought iron grill at the right-hand side. Chamfered mullion windows of four and five lights appear on the ground floor, with similar mullion windows of three and four lights above. A blocked one-light window sits high in the gable beneath the eaves. Simple hoodmoulds run above all but the three-light window. The left elevation is plain except for a stone plinth running along the front, left and right elevations of the original farmhouse.

The rear elevation has 20th-century stone-built single-storey extensions with restored chamfered mullion windows of two and three lights beneath simple hoodmoulds. A chamfered mullion window of three lights with a blocked one-light window above appears in the rear gable above the extensions, with hoodmoulds running above these windows. The right gable elevation has a chamfered two-light mullion window to the ground floor and two altered two-light windows to the upper floor, all beneath matching hoodmoulds. A datestone of 1685 has been inserted into a blocked window high in the gable beneath the eaves. A rebuilt rear roof stack sits towards the east end of the building. A modern single-storey extension has been added to the north-east corner.

Internally, the ground floor contains two living rooms separated by a staircase in the original part of the farmhouse. To the rear are a modernised kitchen, bedroom, utility room, WC and shower in the 20th-century extensions, and a recently constructed conservatory and lounge at the north-east corner. Despite modernisation, the original part retains some chamfered ceiling beams and exposed timber framing, particularly in the right living room. Timber lintels are exposed above windows and doors in the left living room. Timber framing is also visible on the staircase, landing and in both bedrooms. Modern additions are of lesser interest.

The building is shown as L-shaped in plan on maps of 1893, 1908 and 1927. Between 1927 and 1952, rear extensions were added and the building has been extensively renovated since, including insertion of uPVC double-glazed windows, a new tiled roof, rebuilt chimney, uPVC gutters and new facias, installation of a wrought iron grill over the front door, and in 2009, erection of another extension at the building's north-east corner.