Bickleigh Old Farmhouse

Bickleigh Old Farmhouse is a farmhouse that has been divided into three cottages. It dates from the 16th century or early 17th century and was remodeled and extended in the early 19th century, with further subdivision occurring in the mid to late 20th century. The building is constructed of roughcast stone rubble and features an asbestos slate roof with hipped ends, along with axial and gable end stacks.

The layout consists of a three-room and through or cross-passage plan, with the lower end located to the left. The hall is heated by an axial stack that backs onto the passage. The lower end room has a gable end fireplace, while the inner room features a rear lateral fireplace, which was likely originally unheated. During the early 19th century remodeling, the lower end room, which was probably the original kitchen, was converted into a parlour, and the passage was widened to create a stair hall with an open-well staircase at the back. The inner room was transformed into the kitchen. Additionally, a two-storey one-room plan outbuilding was likely added at the lower end in the 19th century.

The exterior is two storeys high and has an asymmetrical five-window range. The early 19th-century sashes with glazing bars are present, though the ground and first-floor windows on the right have been replaced with 20th-century casements. There is a doorway to the left of centre featuring a fielded panel door and an open-fronted porch. The rear elevation was not inspected.

Inside, the partition between the hall and inner room has been boarded over but is said to be a plank and muntin screen, with an old bench on the hall side. The hall has a cross-beam that is plastered over and a blocked fireplace at the lower end. The inner room features a chamfered cross-beam without stops. The passage has been widened to form a stair hall, showcasing an early 19th-century open-well staircase at the back with stick balusters and a moulded handrail that ramps up to turned column newels. Other notable early 19th-century joinery can be found at the lower end, including parallel doors and a chimneypiece in the lower room. On the first floor, there are some fielded panel doors and a chimneypiece from the early 19th century in the chamber above the lower end. The roof structure was not inspected, and the feet of the trusses are not exposed in the first-floor chambers.