Higher Patchole Farmhouse

Higher Patchole Farmhouse is likely of late 17th-century origin, with alterations made in the 19th century. The farmhouse is constructed of unrendered stone rubble, with an asbestos slate roof. It has gable end stacks, one of brick on the right and one of stone rubble with a drip on the left. The building follows a symmetrical two-room-and-cross-passage plan, incorporating a central two-storey porch. A single-storey, gable-ended service wing from the 19th century extends to the centre rear, with a dairy outshut in the upper angle. A lean-to lofted outbuilding is located at the left end. The front facade has a four-window range. There are 19th-century two-light casement windows and a small four-pane window above a two-light casement (eight panes per light) to the left of the porch. Sash windows with margin glazing bars are present on each floor to the right. The porch features a small 20th-century two-light window and a segmental arched doorway with rough stone voussoirs, retaining part of the original stone hoodmould. Inside the house is a fine 17th-century timber inner doorway with a cranked head and a double ovolo-moulded surround, featuring weathered stops to the jambs. The original plank door remains, complete with cover strips. The lean-to outbuilding at the left end has a loft door with pigeon holes above a plank door, set beneath a cambered stone arch. The interior is not accessible.