Forda House

Forda House is a farmhouse with medieval origins, remodelled around the late 16th century. It is constructed of stone rubble, partly plastered, and features slate roofs that are gabled at the right end and hipped at the left end. There are two stacks: one at the right gable end and one on the ridge at the junction of the roofs. The building likely started as a medieval open hall house, with evidence of a tall cusped timber window in the rear wall suggesting an early 16th-century date. The hall was probably ceiled over in the late 16th century, with a stack inserted backing onto the through passage. The two-storey porch appears to date from the late 16th century. A drain found during 20th-century renovations indicates that the lower end may have been used as a shippon.

The house has two storeys and an asymmetrical six-window front with scattered fenestration, where the lower end and the through passage are under a slightly lower roofline. The two-storey porch is located on the front left, with a rectangular stair projection in the centre of the higher end. There is a front left outshut under a catslide roof to the left of the porch. The gabled porch features a chamfered arched granite doorway and a two-light mullioned window with a hoodmould. A large 20th-century window with a granite hoodmould and architrave is present in the stair projection, while the other windows are 20th-century casements with glazing bars, including three first-floor windows under timber lintels and two ground-floor windows under concrete lintels.

Inside, a massive closed truss from the medieval hall is visible, featuring a cambered collar mortised into raised crucks and massive purlins. Access to the roof apex was not available at the time of the survey in 1985. A late 16th-century doorframe on the first floor leads into the room over the passage. The hall retains a high-status medieval character with an unspoilt interior, including a probable 16th-century cross beam with deep chamfers and stops, and an early 19th-century chimney piece. The inner room fireplace has a timber lintel with ogee stops, and the through passage plan is preserved.