Lower Drayton Old Farmhouse

Lower Drayton Old Farmhouse is a farmhouse that dates back to the 15th century, with extensions from the 16th century, and parts rebuilt in the early and late 18th century. It underwent restoration in the 1980s. The building features a timber frame clad in coursed rubble, with some later brick cladding and a tiled roof. It has a T-plan layout, with a cross-wing aligned northeast to southwest from the 16th century, and another range to the northwest from the 15th century, which has later additions to the north.

The external brick stack on the southern gable of the cross-wing has two square-plan brick shafts linked at the top, rising from a dog-tooth cornice. There is also a stack located between the first and second bays of the rear wing. The southeast front shows early 18th-century rubble on the left and late 18th-century brick on the right. The farmhouse is two storeys high with an attic, which is lit by two gabled dormers. The windows include a 3-light casement to the left and 2-light casements under segmental heads. On the ground floor, there is a similar arrangement, with a French casement under a segmental head positioned between two windows on the right. The main entrance is located on the southwest front of the rear wing, featuring a plain wooden architrave. The northern end of the wing has a stable with a granary that is accessed by an external staircase.

Inside, the rear wing contains three crucks and shows evidence of a former open hall. An inserted stack features a large inglenook fireplace and a ceiling beam with chamfers and stops. The staircase at the junction of the two ranges has late 17th-century to early 18th-century splat balusters. The cross-wing retains parts of a 16th-century framed cross-wing, including stop-chamfered spine beams with run-out stops.