Boilingwell House

Boilingwell House is a farmhouse that dates back to the 17th century and underwent significant rebuilding and modification around 1898. It features a mix of squared rubble and mainly box timber framing without bracing, along with brick infill and stone slate roofs.

The house has an L-plan layout, with the earliest block on the right. This block has stone walls on the ground floor that support a framed upper level, which was probably originally jettied at both the front and back. There is a gable stack on the right and a large stack at the ridge where it meets the cross-wing, which also has gabled jetties at the front and back on the left side. A door, which is no longer in use, leads to a lobby entrance that may have originally served as a through-way, with the main stack added later. Behind the gabled and jettied wing, there is a later 19th-century timber-framed extension with a jettied upper floor.

The street elevation is two storeys with an attic and features one plus two windows. In the gable front, there is a three-light wood casement window with diagonal leading, positioned in advance of the wall plane. To the right, there is a small gabled dormer, and above, two three-light wood casements sit over one deeper three-light and one smaller three-light window, along with a small square opening at floor level. A plank batten and nail-head door is located on the left, opposite the stack. The back of the right-hand block has stone on the ground floor and a framed upper level, similar to the front. The left half, which is cross-gabled, has been substantially restructured but retains many original timbers, all resting on a stone plinth.

Inside, the house features three large roof bays with two upper crucks, two purlins without wind bracing, and high collars. Various beams can be found throughout, and in the kitchen, there are chamfered and stopped joists. It has also been reported that the building served as an inn at some point in its history.