Rowley Hill Farmhouse

Rowley Hill Farmhouse is a house dating from the mid-17th century, with later additions and alterations in the late 17th, mid-19th, and a refurbishment in 1946. It is timber-framed and plastered, with rough rendering, red brick, peg tile and slate roofs. The house has a rectangular plan with a cellar, and two storeys. The east elevation has two windows and a hipped roof with eaves coving featuring impressed pargetting. North-facing windows have moulded architraves and double-hung sash windows, with some original glazing bars and panes. A 19th-century three-cant bay window extends across both storeys on the south side. A central doorway has been removed. The south garden elevation is an irregular range with a hipped roof to the east, incorporating a rear stack, and a gabled roof continuing to the west. The eastern elevation also has continued eaves coving. A 20th-century four-centred arch doorway provides access to the garden, with a 20th-century boarded and battened door. There is a 19th-century sash window on the ground floor and a French window above, both with old glass. The west rear elevation features two parallel gabled units. The southern unit is brick with segment-headed windows; the northern unit is timber-framed and set back, with a 19th-century brick and slated lean-to. A minor 20th-century stack is located at the southwest corner. The north elevation is a long range with a central ridge stack. Weatherboarding is present on the west side. Various 2-light windows are visible, some originally 19th century and restored. A lean-to wall of flint cobble and brick incorporates a pantry window with gauze and leaded panes. Internally, some outer framing members are exposed, and mid-17th century oak dado panelling is present in the ground floor passage. The house’s construction reveals several phases, including a mid-17th century north range with a central stack, a late-17th century addition to the south-east, an early-19th century southwest block, brickwork to the west gable in the mid-19th century, and a 1946 refurbishment that involved demolishing extensions at the southwest corner.