Hollins Hill Farmhouse

Farmhouse. Probably dating from the 17th century, it was remodelled in the early 18th century (dated 1720 above the door) and subsequently altered. The farmhouse is constructed of coursed squared sandstone with quoins, and has a stone slate roof. It follows a rectangular plan with a central lobby entrance and double-depth four-room layout. The two-storey, five-bay, symmetrical facade is in a vernacular "classical" style. There are three steps leading up to the central doorway, which features a hollow-moulded architrave with a pseudo-keystone. Five windows are visible on each floor; the ground-floor windows have raised architraves with moulded sills and roll mouldings to the jambs and heads, while the first-floor windows are similar, with the central one blocked. The windows have recently been fitted with six-pane glazing, though they were formerly cross-windows (marks of transoms are still visible in the jambs). A datestone below the sill of the central first-floor window has raised moulding to an ogival panel with raised lettering reading "P M 1720", likely referring to Peter and Margaret Rhodes. The left return wall has a coupled window on the ground floor and a single window above. The rear elevation includes a central doorway with a chamfered surround and an ogee-shaped lintel, which has a 17th-century character.

Inside, a large 17th-century chimney stack is present, with fireplaces arranged at right angles to each other. A large elliptical-arched stone fireplace with a moulded surround is found in the right-hand front room (housebody), alongside a small salt cupboard with H-hinges. The rear kitchen features a similar fireplace with a chamfered surround, incorporating a vaulted bread oven; the rear of the oven protrudes into the right-hand end of the housebody fireplace. Extensive plank-and-muntin panelled partitions are found in the right-hand half of the house and on the first floor. A dog-legged staircase with splat balusters is located at the rear of the housebody. Stop-chamfered spine beams with run-out stops are also present.

The farmhouse represents an unusually complete survival of its date, aside from alterations to the windows. The original mullions and transoms of the windows are reportedly loose in the garden and elsewhere.