Highfield House, With Garden Wall To Left

Highfield House is a house dating from the mid-18th century, situated just off Ripley Road in Bishop Thornton. It is constructed of coursed squared gritstone, with a stone slate and pantile roof. The main part of the house is two storeys high and comprises two bays, with a lower bay attached to the right. The corners are accentuated by quoins. A central glazed door, inserted in the 20th century, is flanked by casement windows, which are of approximately 1975 date. These windows have glazing bars and are set within stone surrounds with chamfered jambs, although the central mullions have been removed. The roof features a gable coping, kneelers cut back, and end stacks, with the stack on the right rebuilt in concrete blocks.

At the rear, there is a blocked entrance to the right of centre and a blocked three-light mullioned window serving a cellar to the left, set within a double-chamfered surround. Above this is a single-light chamfered window, and another window illuminates the staircase to the left of the blocked door. A two-light mullioned window is located to the right, with two similar windows on the first floor, again with the mullions removed.

Attached to the house is a garden wall constructed of coursed rubble with an ashlar coping. The wall is approximately 1.5 metres high, rising to around 3.5 metres where it joins the house. The house was known as Church Farm until around 1900.