Wheatley Hill Farmhouse

Wheatley Hill Farmhouse is a farmhouse that likely has a west wing dating from the 16th century, while the rest of the building is probably from 1651, as indicated by a datestone. The west wing has been altered and is rendered, with exposed timber framing visible on the rear gable. The main structure is built from coursed rubble with quoins and features stone slate roofs, topped by a very tall brick chimney over the main body of the house. The east wing has chamfered gable copings on moulded kneelers. The farmhouse is two storeys high and has a U-shaped plan, with the open part filled in by a later outshut.

The garden front has been mainly altered but includes one three-light double chamfered window on the first floor and a fire window to the right side of the house body. The farmyard elevation features a later outshut and a recent porch added to the house body. The west wing displays exposed timber framing, including jowelled side posts, a bressumer, a projecting tie-beam, and a king post truss, with diagonal studding on the gable and first floor. The first floor window has studding below it, while the ground floor is rendered. The east wing contains double chamfered windows with hood moulds, some of which have been altered.

Inside, the wall of the house within the outshut features a well-crafted doorway with enriched imposts and an inscribed lintel reading 'PETER HAWKSWORTH 1651'. The main body of the house has two spine beams supported by a deep bressumer in front of the fireplace, which, along with the heck post, is stop chamfered at the front and stop splayed at the back. Both floors contain 17th-century fireplaces within the east wing. Evidence of timber posting and bressumers in the west wing suggests that it is four bays long, and the east wing features king-post trusses with large tie-beams.