Hopesay Farmhouse

Hopesay Farmhouse is a farmhouse that likely dates from the 17th century, with eaves raised and some remodeling done in the mid-18th century, along with later additions and alterations. The building features a timber frame with rendered infill sitting on a high painted brick plinth, while the rear range is rendered and roughcast, with an early 20th-century red brick gable end. The gable ends and the rear of the main range are constructed from uncoursed limestone rubble. The farmhouse has a slate roof and is designed in an L-plan, with a gabled range that projects to the rear on the right side. There is a 19th-century two-storey lean-to at the back of the main range, which was formerly used as a dairy.

The farmhouse is two storeys high, with framing that includes one square panel above the high plinth and a narrow rectangular panel where the eaves have been raised. On the ground floor, there are three wide rectangular casements from the late 20th century directly below the eaves, along with contemporary casements to the left and right of a boarded door that is located immediately to the left of centre. The building has integral end stacks, featuring a late 19th-century brown brick shaft on the left and a purple brick shaft on the right.

Although the interior could not be inspected during the resurvey in September 1986, it was noted to have a timber-framed cross wall with square panels to the right of the entrance. The ground-floor rooms of the main range have deep-chamfered spine beams and large stone inglenook fireplaces, which include chamfered wooden lintels, with a segmental shape to the left. A plank door in the back wall of the left room leads to the dairy, while another plank door with pointed strap hinges in the back wall of the right room provides access to the rear range.