Description
Mid to later 19th century 2-storey L-plan farmhouse, with
single storey service wing, made U-plan later in century when
single storey wing was raised to 2-storey. Squared and
snecked sandstone with droved grey ashlar dressings,
chamfered arrises to openings, raised base and eaves courses;
bull-face rendering to 1st floor addition. Stone mullions.
S (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: asymmetrical 3-bay; advanced gable to
outer right with bipartites to each floor and square panel in gable-head; gabled porch set in re-entrant angle, bracketted,
gabled hood to pointed arched doorway; pointed arch,
diamond-pane fanlight, and 2-leaf doors; narrow window to S
and bipartite at 1st floor above porch breaking eaves in
gabled dormerhead. Bipartite window and similarly detailed
1st floor window to outer left bay.
COURTYARD ELEVATION: eaves of S wing swept down at centre,
and lean-to outbuildings added; small court closed by coped
rubble wall with gateway at centre.
E ELEVATION: windows at centre of original 2-storey house at
left, that at 1st floor detailed as above. 3 slightly
recessed, irregularly grouped bays to right, with eaves
course of former single storey wing serving as string course
below raised bays; outer right door blocked as window.
Blocked window on W elevation.
12-pane glazing pattern to sash and case windows, 8-pane to
each bipartite light; grey slates, gable end stacks, and
ashlar coped skews with consoled skewputts.
GARDEN WALLS: rubble coped rubble walls with swept quadrants
by gateway to NE.