Upper Sweeney Farmhouse

Upper Sweeney Farmhouse is a farmhouse that likely dates from the 17th century and was refaced in brick in the early 18th century. It features red brick in random bond that encases or replaces a timber frame, with timber framed gables that have plaster infill and a slate roof. The building has a hall range consisting of two unequal framed bays, with a two-bay cross-wing projecting to the right. There is also a later gabled projection to the left that forms the current H-plan layout. The farmhouse has two storeys; the right gable has three vertical struts from the tie beam to the collar, with V-struts from the collar, while the left gable has a single vertical strut from the tie beam to the collar. The windows are arranged in a 1:1:1 pattern, featuring segmental-headed 16-paned sashes on the ground floor (horned at the centre) and casements directly below the eaves on the first floor (with 19th-century windows to the centre and right, and a 20th-century window to the left). There is a boarded door located under a lean-to porch at the angle with the right gable, and a red brick stack is positioned in the roof slope of the hall range immediately to the right of the left gable.

At the rear, there is a full-length stone outshut with a mid-19th century rubblestone addition at right angles to the rear on the left, along with 19th and 20th-century lean-tos to the right of the right gable. Inside, the main ground-floor room (the hall) features a deep-chamfered spine beam with straight-cut stops to the left and ogee stops to the right, along with heavy joists. There is an inglenook fireplace and an 18th-century staircase with turned balusters at the left end of the room. Several 17th-century plank and muntin doors with strap hinges, timber framed cross walls (which were concealed by wallpaper at the time of re-survey in July 1985), and roofs constructed with Queen-strut construction are also present.