Architecture
Buckley Hill Farmhouse is built using English garden wall bond brickwork and topped with a 20th-century tiled roof. The structure follows a three-unit plan and comprises two storeys with an attic, reflecting the traditional layout of a substantial 17th-century farmhouse. [3]
The front elevation features a series of three gables. Each contains a blocked two-light mullioned window set beneath an elliptical brick arch, complete with a hood mould and a rendered square panel above. Across all elevations, the decorative brickwork includes raised lozenge and square panels, adding visual interest and craftsmanship to the design. [1]
Among the key external features are a doorway in the first bay framed by a square-cut stone surround, and windows fitted with stone sills, elliptical brick arches, and continuous hood moulds. Additional details include a blocked fire window positioned between the second and third bays, as well as two rendered chimney stacks, which contribute to the building's historic character. [3]
Interior
Internally, the farmhouse preserves many original features that highlight its historic craftsmanship. One of the most notable elements is the inglenook fireplace, complete with a cambered bressummer beam and a heck post, which reflects traditional 17th-century design. [3]
The ceilings are supported by cyma-moulded beams featuring ogee stops and carved corbels, adding decorative detail to the structural framework. A distinctive dog-leg staircase remains intact, showcasing oak splat balusters, acorn finials, and carved newels, all indicative of skilled joinery from the period. [3]
Other surviving features include original oak six-panel doors and inlaid oak panelling in one of the first-floor rooms, which contribute to the farmhouse's sense of authenticity. Above, the roof structure incorporates tie-beam trusses with curved struts, further emphasising the building's historic integrity and architectural significance. [1]
Associated barn
A Grade II listed barn, west of Buckley Hill Farmhouse, dates from the 17th century with later additions in the late 18th or 19th centuries. It is also constructed in English garden wall bond brickwork, with graduated stone slate, corrugated asbestos, and slate roofs. Originally comprising two barns, the earlier western barn features opposed cart entrances (now blocked), decorative ventilation holes, a later lean-to addition, and tie-beam roof trusses with collars and diagonal struts. The later eastern barn includes opposed cart entrances with cheek walls supporting a small outshut roof, small ventilation openings, a later rear outshut, and a purlin roof carried on arched diaphragm walls. Additional window openings were introduced during the 19th and 20th centuries. [4]
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