The Old Ffinnant

The Old Ffinnant is a large, T-plan house likely dating to the 17th century, with later alterations. The main hall range faces east, and a cross-wing faces south. The east and south fronts feature large wooden casement windows, replacing earlier sash windows within the same openings. Windows on the rear (west and north) sides are late 20th-century wooden casements with small panes.

The two-window hall range is constructed of fine, close-studded timbering with brick infill on a stone plinth, topped by an old slate roof. A stone chimney stack marks the junction of the hall and cross-wing ranges. The main entrance is on the left side, sheltered by a modern slated porch canopy over a half-glazed boarded door, with a skylight in the roof. The north gable end is built of lime-washed rubble stone with close-studded timbering, housing a three-light attic window. A box-framed extension has been added to the west side, raising the roof pitch and incorporating a two-light window on the first floor. A single-storey stone lean-to adjoins the north end, with two skylights and a 20th-century half-glazed panelled door on its return. The west side of this extension has a line of casement windows at first floor level, with a skylight.

The three-window parlour cross-wing has a central lobby entrance and is built of large, random stone blocks on a high plinth, beneath a renewed slate roof. The east gable end and its rear face are close-studded, matching the hall range, while the west gable end and its rear face are slate-hung. A central, gabled stone porch fronts the south side, with a Tudor-arched stone entrance framed by voussoirs. Inside the porch is a lobby leading to a parlour, featuring a large oak door with studs and strap hinges adorned with fleur-de-lis. Ground floor windows on the south front have flat-arched stone heads with voussoirs, two to the left and one to the right of the porch, with similar windows to the first floor under the eaves. A stone buttress is located at the right angle, likely a later addition. The close-studded east gable end has a window on each floor, including the attic, with a blind window on the north return. The slate-hung west gable end has two two-light windows in the attic and one offset to the left on the first floor, alongside a half-glazed panelled door in the left return.

Inside the south porch is a lobby leading to a parlour. The fireplace includes a large timber lintel and a cast iron fireback dated 1622. The ceiling features deeply chamfered cross-beams with ogee stops and plastered walls, and panelled doors. A small stair-hall with a probably 20th-century closed-string timber staircase is located to the right of the lobby entrance, set against the chimney breast. A pitched floor is present here, mostly covered over. Further along is a reception room, not inspected, while a rear doorway connects to the hall range, now a large open-plan kitchen with its own entrance on the east side. The original close-studded west wall is now incorporated into the extension, with a post displaying a decorated head bearing the inscription "I W / 1677 / TH." A small brick fireplace in the south side shares the lobby entrance stack.