The Leigh

The Leigh is a dwelling that was formerly a farmhouse, dating from the 17th century with a 19th century service wing extension. It is constructed of rubble limestone, which was once limewashed, and has a stone slate roof on the main roof and gables on the north front, while the rest of the building features a concrete tile roof. The layout is large and L-shaped, with the main living areas located at the west end of the north block, and the dairy and stables situated in the deep return wing on the east side.

The north front has four gables and features a triple square stack to the right of the entrance and a triple diagonal stack on the left end gable, both made of ashlar with moulded cappings. The building is two storeys and an attic high, with windows that are mainly 2-light casements with stopped drips, except for a 3-light window in the right-hand gable and one cross mullioned window on the ground floor to the left. The entrance has a plain modern plank door set in a chamfered surround, with a small fixed square light to the right, which indicates a former stair position.

On the south front, there are two gables, one of which has four windows; the left gable features a 4-light window with a drip under a cross-mullioned casement, followed by four sash windows without bars under segmental heads on the ground floor, and four cross-mullioned wooden casements on the first floor, two of which are under segmental heads. The building continues to two storeys and an attic, with various casements, many of which have segmental heads.

Inside, there are many deep plain chamfered beams and the original roof structure is intact. The stair has an octagonal newel and leads from the north front on the first floor to the attic. There is a wide 18th-century stair with an uncut string opposite the entry. One of the ground floor rooms features 17th-century painted panelling and a bolection mould fire surround in the central room. The principal room on the ground floor at the west end has multi-light windows with cyma mould and fillet on the mullions.