Sowber Gate Farmhouse

Sowber Gate Farmhouse is a farmhouse dating from the mid to late 18th century, with early 20th-century additions and alterations. It is constructed of red brick and has a pantile roof. The main block is three storeys high and has six bays, with a 20th-century extension set back to the left. The extension features a half-glazed door. The main block includes three 20th-century canted bay windows with stone sills, and the sashes have glazing bars, friezes, and cornices. The windows on the first and second floors are also sashes with glazing bars, with a wide space between the second and third bays, and between the fourth and fifth bays. All windows have stone sills and flat brick arches, and there is a dentilled eaves band. The roof is hipped and has two stacks at the ridge. Inside, there is a dogleg staircase with well-crafted turned balusters and a round-headed stair window featuring intersecting tracery. Upstairs, there is a mid-18th-century fireplace with a frieze and cornice, along with a late 18th-century grate.