Highley Hall And Barn

Highley Hall and Barn is a house and attached barn dated 1632. It is constructed of large finely dressed stone and features a stone slate roof. The house is two storeys high and faces south-east, showcasing a symmetrical elevation of three bays. The outer bays have gabled porches with copings, kneelers, and lantern finials at the apex. The porches feature low Tudor arched lintels with spandrels, and the right-hand porch displays the date and initials 'RH.'

Between the porches are three bays of double chamfered mullioned windows, with the central bay having four lights and the outer bays having three lights each, with similar windows above. A drip course runs between the porches, rising over the windows and slightly dropping in between. There is a large central well-dressed stack with a weathered course and four coupled diagonally set flues with offsets at the corners.

The right-hand return wall is made of hammer-dressed stone and is blind, featuring a coped gable with kneelers and a tall lantern finial at the apex. The left-hand return wall faces south-west and is a prominent display, made of dressed stone with double chamfered mullioned and transomed windows. The ground floor has twelve lights with a king mullion, while the first floor has ten lights, both with hoodmoulds that have straight returns. Above is a double chamfered two-light mullioned attic window, and the coped gable lacks a finial.

The windows are slightly offset to accommodate the front wall of the barn, which overlaps and is also made of finely dressed stone. The barn features a segmental arched cart entry with composite jambs, and to the left is a half aisle that breaks forward, containing Tudor arched doorways to the mistal on the two return walls and side. The barn has coped gables and a king post truss interior with heavy tie beams. It is notable for being a symmetrical vernacular building as early as 1630 in this region.