Leigh Farmhouse

Leigh Farmhouse is a farmhouse with origins dating back to the 17th century or earlier, featuring significant remodelling in the 19th century. The structure is partly made of cob on stone and partly of stone rubble, with the front being colourwashed and rendered. It has slate and asbestos slate roofs and stone stacks, showcasing a complex development.

The current layout consists of a single depth main range that has a gabled projection at the front on the left side. A rear wing forms a rough T-plan with the main range. The oldest part of the house is at the left end of the main range, which is constructed of cob and stone, hipped at the left end, and gabled at the front. This section may have originally served as the inner room of a three-room and passage house, heated by a partly dismantled stack at the left end. A stone stack on the ridge may have been the former hall stack. The rear wing features a projecting lateral stack, now enclosed by a later outshut, and is likely a 19th-century kitchen wing.

In the 19th century, the lower end of the main range was entirely rebuilt in stone rubble with granite quoins and possibly extended, as indicated by a straight joint at the rear. The farmhouse is two storeys high. The front elevation includes a shallow left gabled projection and a symmetrical three-window 19th-century block at the right end. The front projection is covered with corrugated iron at the first floor, while the 19th-century block is colourwashed and rendered, featuring a central gabled stone porch. The projection has 20th-century windows, while the 19th-century block has 12-pane horned sash windows on the ground floor, flanking the porch, and three 19th-century two-light casements with six panes per light on the first floor. Inside, the rear wing has a massive fireplace with a chamfered timber lintel. The history of Leigh is documented as far back as 1330.