Lower Upton Farmhouse

Lower Upton Farmhouse is a farmhouse that appears to date from the early 18th century but incorporates features from the 16th and 17th centuries. It was restored in the early 19th century and possibly later. The building is constructed of rubble with Cotswold stone roofs and has two storeys plus an attic, with a cellar beneath the southern part. The west elevation features three gables, with the central gable hipped over a large rounded stair turret, and a chimney to the left. The windows are irregularly arranged, mostly consisting of wooden casements. There is a long single-storey range that runs at right angles to the west.

The rear (east) side of the farmhouse is dominated by paired square stacks on the gable to the south. This section of the house is three storeys high, with a gable that has chimneys to the left and two 19th-century sash windows to the right. The northern return features a range of three-light mullion windows with drips, although the ground floor has been replaced by a glazing-bar sash window.

Inside, the main range includes intersecting chamfered beams, a spiral staircase, and a large open fireplace with a wooden bressummer and a continuous chamfer. The west range contains a 3½-bay 16th-century structure, likely originally a 1½-bay open hall with a smoke bay and a two-bay two-storey section, with parts of the floor structure still intact. The central truss is framed into a tiebeam with early infill, while the mid-unit trusses feature curved feet and two collars, morticed for queen struts. Trenches and purlins are preserved, but the rafters and ridge have been renewed. This range may have been part of Upton Mill, which was mentioned in 1521.