Barn, Shelter Shed And Yard Wall, Lower House Farm

Lower House Farm features a barn, stable, and shelter shed built in 1836, with later 19th-century enlargements. The structure is made of thin, random rubble painted stonework, with an extension on the left in English garden wall bond and a slate roof. The shelter shed has a corrugated-iron roof. The complex includes a two-bay lofted stable, a six-bay barn, and a four-bay shelter shed set at an angle. The facade facing the road and yard shows the stable on the right, with a lean-to against the gable that is not of special interest.

The stable has a small window and four boarded doors with flat heads. Above the doors, there are two former pitching holes that have been glazed, featuring flat timber lintels, along with two slit air vents. To the left, there is a projecting porch with a lean-to roof extending below the eaves of the barn, which has double boarded doors and weatherboarding above the porch eaves. The plain wall on the left has been extended by one bay to accommodate a cartshed or granary.

On the left side of the barn, there is a low open-fronted shelter shed for yard cattle, supported by timber posts, some of which have been renewed. The shelter shed features angle-strut trusses with one pair of purlins and a plank ridge. A gate leads to the yard by the shed and barn, with a wall made of stone and brick-like capping. The right return has a boarded door leading to a pitch hole for the loft, which is hidden by the lean-to. Above this, there are paired openings on either side of the gable dovecote, framed by projecting stones. The dovecote has six openings in two layers, with a datestone above and a weathervane at the apex.

Inside the stable, there is a brick trough with a timber lip and a hay rack above. To the left, the former cowhouse originally included a feeding passage, but the loft floor has been renewed. The threshing floor features a low wall on the left with a timber cap, while the right wall extends up to loft level, with lofted bays and shafting for feed preparation. The stable has king-post trusses, one pair of purlins, and a plank ridge. The cartshed beyond on the left is open at the back, with gapped boarding over timber framing, but the loft floor is missing.