Spoonbed Farmhouse

Spoonbed Farmhouse is an early 18th-century farmhouse that was extended in 1771. It features a limestone ashlar front with good cutstone elsewhere and a stone slate roof with coped gables and three ashlar stacks. The building is a near-symmetrical single range set across a sloping site, with two storeys, an attic, and part basement, along with a one-storey tiled wing attached to the right.

The front elevation has a total of four windows and a door opening on the far left, which is set in a chamfered surround and positioned above a plinth. The ground floor includes an opening for a former sash window with a raised surround and keystone, followed by a four-light ovolo-mould stone mullioned casement, and beyond the porch, a three-light recessed double chamfer casement. The first floor features a square sash opening on the left, a three-light ovolo-mould casement, a two-light plain chamfer casement, and another four-light ovolo-mould casement, all set beneath stopped hood moulds. There are three three-light gabled dormers on the roof.

The right return has a blocked ovolo-mould casement with a hood on the first floor. The rear includes a two-light recessed chamfer casement at ground level, a door opening with a chamfered surround, a one-light ovolo-mould casement, and a four-light ovolo-mould casement. The first floor has a four-light and a three-light ovolo-mould casement, with all casements featuring hoods, except for the single light on the ground floor.

The front also has a steep gabled 19th-century porch with a plank and batten door, centered on the original composition. Inside, the ground floor has stone floors throughout and deep chamfered beams, while the cellar features a flat segmental vault. The first floor has a heavy moulded fire surround that has been mutilated, a collar roof, two butt purlins, and renewed rafters. The farmhouse was held by William Sponebed in 1440.