Lower Fyfett Farmhouse And Outbuildings Abutting To South

Lower Fyfett Farmhouse is a 19th-century farmhouse with outbuildings attached at the south front, possibly incorporating materials from the 17th century. It is constructed from chert stone random rubble with Ham stone quoins and features a slate roof with plain verges. The stone stack is located at the gable ends, and there is an external stack on the right gable end rising below eaves level with a 20th-century brick chimney. The ground drops away to the east, and the layout consists of a two-cell plan with a cross passage and a single-storey L-plan addition at the south end, which connects to a two-storey outbuilding. This entire range is believed to be built over a basement that is accessible from the ground floor on the east front.

The house itself has two storeys over a basement and is three bays wide. It features ovolo moulded stone casements, with three-light windows on the first floor flanking a two-light window, all showing cracks through the lintels. The ground floor has three-light casements set under stone relieving arches. A central gabled porch has scalloped clay tiles and a finial, with a segmental-headed opening leading to a four-panel inner door. The left return gable end has no windows except for two 2-light ovolo moulded windows under hoodmoulds that light the basement. The right return has a single-storey lean-to addition with a slate roof, which is lit by a similar two-light window on the entrance front. This addition is thought to contain a wash house, with a secondary stack for heating the copper, accessed from the south front by a square-headed studded plank door, accompanied by a 20th-century one-light window to the left. There is also a decorative rainwater head in the angle.

The abutting outbuilding is two storeys high with a slate roof. The upper floor features a two-light chamfered mullioned window under a hood mould, while below it has a single light with a hood mould. A 20th-century lean-to addition likely conceals an opening, although a semi-circular relieving arch is visible to the right. The south front faces onto a fold yard, with the dwelling's upper floor having three leaded iron casements, two on the first floor to the right, and a square-headed doorway on the ground floor at the end bay to the right leading to the basement. The rear of the outbuilding has a loft opening and two windows below, while the central range is unlit. The interior has not been seen. This farmhouse is noted for its interesting architecture and is said to have once served as a private sanatorium.