Rectory Farmhouse

Rectory Farmhouse, now a house, was built in 1828, near Richards Castle. It is constructed of coursed squared stone with some brick to the rear, and has a slate roof with stone lateral and rear stacks. The building comprises a front range with a cross wing to the right and a rear wing.

The front of the house has a two-window range, including the cross wing. It has restored casement windows with top lights and stone sills, all set under Tudor-style hoodmoulds. A central plank door is protected by an open porch supported on iron shafts with ornamental trefoiled cresting, topped with a flat hood. A tablet above the door, also under a Tudor-style hoodmould, is inscribed "RFH 1828." A canted five-light bay window is positioned to the left, and a three-light window to the right. A lean-to addition extends from the left return wall, featuring a two-light window. The main gables have pendant trefoiled bargeboards, while the smaller gables have pendant lobed or plain bargeboards. The rear wing was originally livestock accommodation and has been converted, with restored two-light casements and segmental brick arched lintels to the rear and side windows.

The interior of the house was not inspected during the listing process. It is believed to have been built by the Rector, Robert Fitzwilliam Halifax, in 1828, as a house with a smallholding intended for his curate.