Lower Bowden Farmhouse

Lower Bowden Farmhouse is a farmhouse that likely dates from the late 17th century, with some alterations made in the 19th and 20th centuries. It is constructed of painted stone rubble and features a slurried slate roof with gable ends and gable end stacks that have slate weathering and shaped tops.

The building has a two-room plan with a central entrance leading to a cross passage, which contains a 19th-century staircase. To the left is a parlour, and to the right is a larger hall or kitchen, both of which are heated by gable end stacks. An unheated outshut for a scullery and dairy was probably added in the 19th century along the entire rear, providing access from the right room.

The exterior is two storeys high with three windows, presenting an almost symmetrical front. The first floor has three 2-light casements, each with three panes. The ground floor features a 3-light casement on both the left and right sides with dripstones, and a central open-fronted stone porch with a pitched roof and a 20th-century door. Attached to the left is a single-storey outhouse with a pitched roof, a door, and corrugated iron cladding on the front. The right gable end has a blind rubble wall. At the rear, there is a small single-storey rubble addition with a small 20th-century window, and a single-storey rubble shed attached to the right with a door in the gable end. The outshut at the rear has a catslide roof that connects with the main range, featuring two 2-light casements at ground level, one with two panes and the other with six panes.

Inside, the ground floor rooms have irregular chamfered beams. The room to the right has a fireplace at the gable end, which formerly included an oven at the rear. The room to the left has a heavy granite lintel over the fireplace, which was closed off in the 20th century. The roof was likely reconstructed in the early 19th century, with principal rafters crossed at the apex and pegged, purlins pegged to the back of the principals, and collars pegged to the faces.