Upper House And Adjoining Outbuilding And Hop Kiln

Upper House, along with an adjoining outbuilding and hop kiln, is a farmhouse dating from the 17th century, with origins that were remodeled and refaced in the mid-18th century, and further altered in the mid-19th century. The building features a mix of construction materials, including part timber-framed, handmade brick, and sandstone rubble, topped with machine-tiled roofs that are hipped at the west end and rear, while raised at the front, and it has brick end stacks.

The structure is mainly three storeys high, with a three-course band between the ground and first floors, and consists of one plus three bays. The windows are primarily 19th-century casements. The three-bay section has two ground floor three-light windows, three first floor leaded windows, and three first floor two-light windows. The single-bay section to the left is built of rubble up to the second floor and features a ground floor cross-casement, a first floor three-light window, and a second floor two-light window. There is a lean-to rubble outshut at the left end, which includes a two-light ground floor window on its front elevation.

At the rear right, there is a two-storey rubble wing that has the main entrance at the angle with the front range, featuring a 20th-century hipped roofed brick porch and a six-panelled door. The outbuilding, located between the rear wing and the hop kiln at the rear center of the main range, has two levels and three bays. It includes a two-light window and a square window on the ground floor, and two upper level two-light windows. External sandstone steps lead up to a loft door, and there is also an entrance with a ledged and battened door on the ground floor. The hop kiln, dating from the mid-19th century, is attached to the west end of the outbuilding. It is constructed of brick with a pyramidal slate roof and lacks a cowl. The north side features a square plan opening with a cambered head.