Lower Chelfham Farmhouse

Lower Chelfham Farmhouse is a farmhouse that dates from the 17th century or earlier, with alterations made in the 19th century. The roof was raised in the 20th century. It is constructed of stone rubble and some cob, with brick dressings, and features slate roofs with gable ends. There is a rubble stack at the right end with a drip and a heavy buttress, and a brick stack close to the ridge on the left side.

The farmhouse has a three-cell cross-passage plan, with a 17th-century right-angled projection at the rear, creating an off-centre T-shaped layout. It is two storeys high and has a four-window range. The left side features two-light casements with 12 panes per light, while the right and left sides have three two-light casements with six and two panes respectively. The hall window consists of three lights with six panes per light and has a timber lintel. Below this window, there are three bee-boles set into and near the base of the wall, each with slate sills.

To the left, there is a projecting bread oven capped with slate. The gabled porch has a corrugated asbestos roof and a segmental arched timber lintel, with a 19th-century plank door. Inside, there is a 17th-century inner plank door with moulded cover strips. To the right of the porch, there are two sashes featuring margin glazing bars and cambered brick lintels. The right-angled projection at the rear has a rendered upper storey and includes a 17th-century two-light chamfered mullion window on each floor on the east side. The ground-floor window has two panes per light and is located to the right of a plank door with a stone drip mould.

The hall features boxed-in beams, and some early joinery remains, including an 18th-century two-panelled door in the room to the right of the cross-passage.