Lower Ley Farmhouse

Lower Ley Farmhouse is a farmhouse that dates from the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. It features timber-framing set on a stone plinth with rendered infill and a tiled roof. There is a brick rear wing constructed in English bond. The layout includes a cross passage hall wing and a cross wing, with a long back wing at the other end, all standing two stories high.

The cross wing on the left has a high stone plinth, a jettied first floor, and a gable, with tension braces on each floor. Each floor has two panels high between the braces. The ground floor has a three-light 20th-century window, while the first floor has a two-light window. There are mortices in the underside of the gable jetty that indicate the original position of a canted oriel. A brick chimney is located on the left corner of the gable.

The hall range has a lower sill and features three-panel high timber-framing. There is a two-light 20th-century window in the hall and a three-centred head to the cross-passage door, along with an original moulded sill to the first-floor window. To the right, there is a lean-to brick extension at the front. A ridge chimney is situated to the left of the cross passage.

Internally, there is a large fireplace in the hall, with heavy chamfers on the ceiling beams in both the hall and the cross wing, and small chamfers on the exposed joists. A truss to the right of the cross passage was built for a lower roof and was heightened when the rest of the hall range was rebuilt. There are remains of a stone spiral stair found between the chimney and the front wall, which is covered by a later straight flight. The rear wing consists of six bays, with the principal rafter tenoned into a brace from the wallplate to the floor beam. This wing originally contained the cider mill.