Lower Pant Farmhouse

Lower Pant Farmhouse is a farmhouse constructed from local sandstone rubble with squared quoins, and has natural slate roofs. The building is L-shaped, with the two blocks joined at only one corner. It is two storeys in height.

The block forming the inside of the “L” contains a chamber block on the left and a service block in front, with the main entrance situated in the angle where the two blocks meet. The chamber block is the taller of the two, with a high ground storey and a lower upper storey. This section has two three-light timber casement windows with elliptical heads at ground level, and three two-light casements above. A low-pitched roof sits over it, with a stack on the left gable, which is blind.

The service block appears to be in two builds, indicated by disturbed walling and the internal layout. The entrance is in the angle between the two blocks. To the right of the entrance is a three-light window above which is a two-light window, and further to the right another two-light window. A low-pitched roof covers this section, with a ridge stack which may mark the join between the two builds.

The rear elevation of the east-west block has been rendered and contains a glazed door and two windows at ground level and three two-light casement windows above, all with 20th-century joinery. A conservatory sits on the left gable, extending over the gable end of the north-south block and revealing the sole surviving 16th-century window – a six-light window with richly moulded mullions (visible within the interior). The rear of the north-south block is not visible.

The interior exhibits a confusing layout due to broken-through walls and removed partitions. The entrance door opens into an unheated compartment, now containing the main staircase, which also contains the 6-light window with double roll moulded mullions. To the right of the entrance is a kitchen at a lower level, featuring a ceiling with main beams and joists that are both stopped and chamfered. A large, reconstructed fireplace includes a stair to the right, concealed behind a plank door, and a doorway to the left, leading to a probable extension with modern rooms. The chamber block is accessed from the hall and leads into a room with an elaborate ceiling featuring ovolo mouldings on both the main beams and the joists. The partition wall between this dining room and the sitting room beyond has been moved, as evidenced by the beam layout. The sitting room also has ovolo moulded beams, though the joists are absent or concealed.