Bobble Farmhouse And Attached Ourbuildings And Barn At Rear

Bobble Farmhouse and the attached outbuildings and barn at the rear date from the late 17th and early 18th centuries. The farmhouse is constructed of coursed, roughly squared, and dressed limestone, with concrete tile and ashlar stacks. The outbuildings at the rear have stone slate roofing, while the barn has a stone slate roof. The farmhouse has a rectangular plan with a rear staircase projection. A late 20th-century flat-roofed extension to the rear left is not of special interest. The outbuildings, barn, and farmhouse together form a three-sided yard at the rear, with a 20th-century lean-to extension on the rear of the barn, which is also not of special interest.

The farmhouse is two storeys with an attic and cellar, presenting a twin-gabled facade. The front has a five-windowed facade: a single-light cellar window sits off-centre to the right, and a three-light double-chamfered stone-mullioned casement with a stopped hood is positioned to the left of the ground floor. Two 12-pane sash windows with horns, along with a two-light wooden casement within a flat-chamfered dressed stone surround, complete the ground floor. Single-light and two- and three-light double-chamfered stone-mullioned casements illuminate the first floor, with a single 20th-century two-light dormer on the mid-18th century extension. Stone-mullioned windows are found at the rear. A 19th-century plank door, set back at the centre of the facade, is approached by four roll-moulded steps. Gable-end and axial stacks feature moulded cappings and skirtings.

The outbuildings at the rear are single-storey with a loft, containing a two-light stone-mullioned casement and two two-light wooden casements. A 19th-century stable door is located to the right of a flight of stone steps that previously led to a loft doorway (now blocked, with a two-light metal casement inserted). A 20th-century flat-roofed eaves dormer is situated far right, and a single axial stack is present. The barn has two large plank doors with timber lintels facing the yard, along with a single fixed two-light casement in the upper left corner, and flat coping at the gable ends, incorporating a roll-cross saddle at the right gable end.

The barn's interior has five bays, retaining original collar and tie beam trusses and double butt purlins (with ladder stair access from within) at the left end, and three open bays to the right. A stone dividing wall rises to the level of the first floor, with an early timber partition above the wall featuring close studding and wattle and daub infill. The interior of the house itself was not inspected.