Crossmoor Farmhouse

Crossmoor Farmhouse is an alehouse, later adapted into a dwelling, dating to the late 18th or early 19th century. It is constructed of hammer-dressed stone with dressed quoins, and has a stone slate roof. The original facade was symmetrical with three bays, later extended on the ground floor with a three-bay addition. The front features paired doorways with monolithic outer jambs, sharing a common composite central jamb. Above the doorways is a cyma-moulded cornice with an arched date plaque, inscribed "C J E 1818," which refers to the last landlords, John and Elizabeth Cockshott. A blind window sits above the doors on the first floor. The second floor has a square sash window with plain stone surrounds. The outer bays are similarly windowed across each floor; the first-floor window of the first bay has altered glazing and a lowered sill. Gutter brackets are present. A gable stack is located to the left. The building was formerly known as the "Grinning Rat," a name derived from the sign that displayed a portrait of the landlord wearing a hunting jacket with a green smiling rat perched on his shoulder.