Lee Farmhouse

Lee Farmhouse, now divided into two residences, dates to 1584. It is constructed of large dressed stone with stone slate roofs. The house has a hall-and-cross-wing plan with a through-passage. The three-room south front is arranged as three distinct cells. The gabled cross-wing projects forward and features double chamfered mullioned windows with a cavetto moulded surround and mullions of four lights, although two mullions are missing from each. Each window has a hoodmould with a straight return. A chimney stack was added to the apex of the gable in the early 19th century. The second cell has a double chamfered mullioned window of five lights, also lacking two mullions, with a three-light window above, which is missing its mullions. A three-light fire window is also present on the ground floor, all with hoodmoulds and straight returns. A 20th-century decorative gabled porch covers the doorway between the second and third cells, the doorway having a straight lintel bearing the date 1584, composite jambs, and a deeply stop chamfered surround. The third cell has two chamfered windows of two lights, lacking mullions, with a window opened between them, giving the appearance of three square lights. Above is a three-light window lacking a mullion. The left-hand return wall has a five-light, flat-faced mullioned stepped window to the first floor, beneath which is a lean-to covering a four-light, double chamfered mullioned window. The rear of the cross-wing has a four-light double chamfered mullioned window, with chamfered windows formerly of two lights either side; the upper floor has a three-light window lacking a mullion, with an inserted flat-faced mullion. The rear of the hall range has largely altered windows dating to the early 19th century. The doorway to the through-passage has similar detailing to the front. A coped gable features an 18th-century stack. A stack to the housebody backs onto the through-passage and has an unusual cyma moulded cap. Another stack, of 17th-century character, is located at the junction of the hall with the cross-wing. Internally, the housebody retains a large bressumer beam. The cross-wing features a large fireplace with a chamfered surround and straight lintel, now infilled with a modern fireplace. There are also heavily cambered tie beams, both groved to the soffit. This is a very early date for a stone house, apparently built as a single structure, in this region.