Lower Spark House Farmhouse

Lower Spark House Farmhouse is a 17th-century farmhouse that has been subdivided into three dwellings. It is dated 'IT 1677' and underwent alterations in the 19th century, with an additional wing added around 1980. The building features coursed squared stone, with the front rendered, and has a stone slate roof.

The farmhouse is two stories high with a two-bay range and a cross-wing on the left that extends to the rear. The road front displays exposed quoins on the right side. It has double-chamfered mullion windows, and the wing includes an outshut on the left with an 8-light window that has been reduced to 4 lights, featuring a king mullion and a decorative hoodmould.

The main range has a chamfered quoined doorway with a round-cornered soffit beneath the dated lintel. To the left of the doorway is a triangular-headed window, and to the right is a 4-light window that has been reduced to 2 lights, also with a decorative hoodmould flanked by chamfered square lights. On the first floor, there is a 3-light window to the left and a 5-light window to the right. A gutter spout is located at the eaves between the main range and the wing, and the roof is hipped to the right.

On the left return, the outshut has quoins on the left and a 5-light window, although one mullion has been removed and three lights are blocked. To the left is the 1980 extension, designed in the same style with a stepped roof line. The right return features two doorways with plain stone surrounds and an inserted window.

Inside, there is a chamfered quoined Tudor-arched doorway leading into the central room, which has a large arched fireplace (currently hidden), stop-chamfered spine beams, and a partition where a heck screen once stood. The initials 'IT' may refer to a member of the Taylor family, as Norland Hall was refronted in 1672 by Joseph Taylor, and Upper Hall, Norland was built in 1690 by John Taylor of Norland Hall.