Steps Farmhouse (aka Steppes Farm)

Steps Farmhouse, also known as Steppes Farm, is a substantial farmhouse built in two distinct phases, likely in the early 17th century and early 18th century. It has been recently restored as a private dwelling. The building is constructed of coursed small sandstone rubble and features slate roofs. It has an L-shaped plan, with the earlier section on a north-south axis now serving as a rear service wing to the right-hand side of the later main range, which faces south.

The main range is 2½ storeys tall over a cellar and has a symmetrical three-window facade. The central doorway is accessed by five steps and features part-glazed double doors framed by a plain architrave with a small cornice. The ground floor has tall 20-pane sash windows, while the first floor has shorter 16-pane sashes, all with rubble voussoirs. The roof is hipped and includes three small 2-light hipped dormers and end-wall chimneys. To the left of the doorway, at a lower level, is a segmental-headed cellar doorway and a small window. At the rear, the west bay of the main range has a ground floor doorway (likely replacing a window) and a window above, both fitted with recent plastic-framed glazing. The center features a small stair-window, and there is a hipped dormer in the roof.

The west side of the rear wing, which is two storeys and probably consists of two structural bays, has a modern gabled porch near the back of the main range. It also includes a pair of casement windows beneath a single lintel beam at ground floor and a three-light casement on the upper floor, topped with a dormer gable. To the right of the porch, there is a vertical joint in the masonry, aligned with a chimney stack at the junction of the roofs. A flight of steps at the rear gable leads to a modern porch into the upper floor.

Inside, the rear wing features a large inglenook fireplace with an oak bressummer, backing onto the junction with the front range, along with large lateral beams. The front range contains an early to mid-18th century staircase and original principal-rafter roof trusses.