Lower Court

Lower Court is a house that was originally a farmhouse, built in the 17th century and later extended and remodeled in the early to mid-19th century. The structure features rendered rubble walls on the left side and cob and rubble on the right side, topped with a slate roof that is gabled at the left end and hipped at the right. It has a brick axial stack and a large projecting rendered rubble lateral stack at the front, which includes a drip course at the top and a brick shaft.

The house appears to consist of two distinct parts: the right-hand section from the 17th century and the left-hand section from the early to mid-19th century, separated by a solid wall and differing wall thicknesses. It is possible that the left-hand part is a rebuild of an earlier structure. The 17th-century section comprises two rooms, with the larger left room heated by the front lateral stack. The 19th-century part is a symmetrical two-room range with a central stair hall. Originally, both rooms in this section were heated and served as the main living spaces, while the older part was used for kitchen and service purposes.

The exterior of the house is two storeys high and features an asymmetrical five-window front that clearly distinguishes the two parts. The left section has a symmetrical three-window front with 19th-century horned 16-pane sash windows and a central early to mid-19th-century six-panel door. To the right of this facade is the projecting lateral stack of the 17th-century range, which includes a 19th-century two-light casement window and a 20th-century one-light casement window on the first floor, along with a 20th-century two-light casement below. Adjacent to the stack is a 20th-century lean-to porch with a glazed door. Attached to the right end of the house is a one-storey 19th-century range that curves around to the front, featuring two doors and two windows.

Inside the older part of the house, there is a large open fireplace with a chamfered wooden lintel and an oven on the right side. The 19th-century section includes six-panel doors and an open string staircase with stick balusters and a column newel post.