Lower Hardacre Farmhouse

The farmhouse at Lower Hardacre dates to 1664, with alterations made around the mid-19th century and in the 20th century. It is constructed of rubble stone with stone dressings and a slate roof. The building is two storeys high, originally three bays wide, with a projecting gabled entrance porch positioned centrally to the right. The porch’s entrance on the left return has a moulded surround inscribed with the initials "IC" and "MO" on the jambs, and a dated lintel bearing the initials "CR". A plank door is set within this opening. A 20th-century entrance is located in the left-hand bay, accompanied by a single-light, chamfered window to its right. The gabled bay of the porch contains a ground-floor, two-light window from around 1980. A two-light, chamfered window with a cavetto mullion is found on the ground floor of the main facade. A continuous hoodmould runs across the front of the building. A single-storey, glazed porch, built around 1980, is situated at the angle of the left-hand bay and the projecting entrance porch. On the upper floor, the leftmost bay features a window with a moulded surround, likely originally a cross window with a missing transom and mullion; the remaining windows are sashes. The left return of the porch has a right-hand trefoil headed window, a fixed light, and a hoodmould. The gabled bay has a three-light, double-chamfered, cavetto mullioned window with central sashes lacking glazing bars and fixed lights, all beneath a hoodmould. The right-hand bay contains a two-light chamfered window with a cavetto mullion and a hoodmould. The gable of the central bay has a two-light, chamfered window with a cavetto mullion and a fixed light in its gable. The farmhouse has kneelers and three finials. A projecting right-hand gable end and a central ridge stack are also present. The rear of the building was heavily restored in the mid-19th century. Inside, a large stone inglenook fireplace is notable, featuring a moulded surround and a segmental head.