Chapel Farm

Single storey, built into hillside. Rubble walls, massive and battered to original upper part. Slate roof. Small rubble chimney stack towards centre of ridge. All windows have been replaced. Entrance front faces N. Original house forms the two right bays, which has two windows set towards the right end, the right window being smaller. Rebuilt cowhouse end forms two left bays, slightly set back: door to right, window to left. Two rooflights to front roofslope. Rear wing with slightly lower ridgeline: C20 conservatory set in SE angle with main house. Two left bays of rear elevation (original house) with two windows: rooflight above.

Plan consists of hall with inner parlour and downslope cow-house, rebuilt in late C20 as a kitchen. Hall has two pairs of full crucks and C17 ceiling consisting of massive beams having joists with ogee stop-chamfers. Ceiling joists have been slightly raised. Large C16 stone fireplace with monolithic chamfered jambs and unusually massive chamfered monolithic lintel, partially obscured by the ceiling, which postdates the fireplace. Winding chimney stair to left of fireplace with later timber treads. To right of fireplace is original entry (blocked) with plain heavy timber frame. Between hall and parlour is and post and panel partition, the posts with stop-chamfers. Small unheated parlour has C17 ceiling joists; stop-chamfers with long tongues. Crucks visible from upper floor: massive collars, paired purlins.