Taylor'S Farmhouse

Taylor's Farmhouse is a farmhouse dating to the later 17th century, likely built in two or more phases and subsequently altered. It is constructed of coursed sandstone rubble with some handmade red brick, and has a stone slate roof. The building follows a T-plan, comprising a two-unit baffle-entry main range, a crosswing to the left, and an outshut to the rear of the right-hand end. It is two storeys tall, with a 1:2 window arrangement. A former principal doorway was blocked at the junction of the second and third bays, and a 20th-century glazed porch now protects a later inserted doorway to the right of that. There is one window on each floor to the left, the ground floor window featuring a simple hoodmould. The right-hand side of the main range has one window on each floor, and the crosswing has a window on each floor, all now 20th-century casements with raised sills and concrete lintels. A former ridge chimney has been removed from the junction of the second and third bays, while a gable chimney remains on the right, and a corner chimney is present on the wing. An inserted doorway and window are found on the return wall of the wing. The gable of the right-hand end is constructed of handmade red brick. The rear gable of the wing has a 3-light casement at ground floor and a 3-light horizontal sliding sash at the first floor. The main range has 3-light sliding sashes on both floors, and the outshut, which is not connected to the main structure, has a 4-pane bottom-hinged casement and a blocked doorway.

Inside, the main house part features an inglenook with a large moulded bressummer and a large lateral beam with quarter-round moulding. There are also two wide doorways with fielded panel doors. The parlour in the crosswing has stop-chamfered beams with forked outer ends; the third bay has simpler beams. An altered staircase is located in the rear room of the wing, while a former staircase in the third bay has been removed. The first floor was not inspected but is reported to contain more beams.