Horsewill Lake Farmhouse

Horsewill Lake Farmhouse is a farmhouse that likely dates back to 1678, as indicated by the date on the fireplace lintel, and was remodeled in the early 19th century. The building is constructed of whitewashed, rendered rubble and cob, topped with dry slate roofs. It features brick stacks at each end and a large lateral brick stack at the rear. The layout consists of a three-room and through-passage plan, with a right-angled kitchen and dairy extension at the rear, creating an overall T-shaped plan.

The farmhouse is two storeys high and has a four-window range of 19th-century sashes, each with six over six panes and original glazing. There are two similar sashes on either side of a brick porch that has a hipped slate roof and a half-glazed panelled door. Inside, there is a six-panelled inner door with an overlight. A window at the lower end features a sash with six over six panes and three panes below to ground level, designed to resemble a French window. Lean-tos at each end have slatted windows with five-paned overlights. At the rear, there is a first-floor sash with six over nine panes across the angle of the T-shape, a 19th-century three-light casement on the right side of the rear extension, and two two-light casements above. A slated outshut is located on the left side.

The interior includes an ovolo-moulded hall fireplace lintel that is partially exposed and dated 1678, a chamfered beam in the kitchen, and a reused joist in the hall ceiling. The 19th-century joinery is largely intact, featuring a classical-style doorcase at the rear of the through-passage, a dog-leg staircase with stick balusters, and a moulded handrail that ramps up to a square newel. The roof trusses in the rear right-angled extension date from the 17th century, while the roof structure is primarily from the 19th century, coinciding with the heightening of the front range.