Lower Suffenton Farmhouse

The Lower Suffenton Farmhouse is a house dating to the early 17th century. It is constructed of rendered stone rubble with a rag slate roof having gable ends and a gable to the rear wing. Brick chimney shafts serve end stacks. The original layout is uncertain, but appears to have been of a ‘T’ shape, with a two-room front range and a rear wing. A larger room to the south, with a clom oven projection and end stack, is paired with a smaller room to the north. The rear wing's entrance is at the angle connecting to the front range, with a room to its rear (west) and its own end stack. Evidence suggests an original westward extension likely formed a higher cross wing, which has largely been demolished, leaving a low front wall incorporated into a modern outbuilding. The original building would have faced south along the slope, with the present front range originally serving as a service wing and the rear wing as the hall and through passage. Part of the original passage partition has been removed. A rear entrance to the passage is slightly offset with a 18th-century outshot, potentially originating as a stair turret. The two-storey east elevation has an asymmetrical facade, with a 19th-century three-light casement on the left and a 20th-century window to the right. Two circa 19th-century casements are on the first floor. The rear wing incorporates a 20th-century lean-to porch, a 20th-century window to the left, and two 20th-century windows above. A lean-to outshot to the left likely incorporates the base of the demolished cross wing’s front wall. The front east range retains a partly blocked fireplace in the left-hand room and slate flag floors. The interior has been partly remodelled in the 19th century, but generally remains unspoiled. The first floor and roof structure are inaccessible.