Peakfield Farmhouse And House Adjoining To Right

STANHOPE PEAKFIELD BANK NZ 03 NW (South side, off) Frosterley

21/248 Peakfield farmhouse 31/1/67 and house adjoining to right GV II Farmhouse. C17. Sundial, now eroded, formerly dated 1687. Coursed sandstone rubble with ashlar dressings; stone-flagged roof. L-plan. 2 storeys, 3 windows. Partly-glazed door at left of third bay in cyma-moulded architrave, with pulvinated frieze and cornice. First 2 bays have 3-light horizontal sliding sashes with moulded sills; lugged flat stone lintels under label moulds; similar treatment to small window to right of door, with altered glazing, which is now part of the house to the right. 12-pane sash inserted on first floor at right under chamfered stone lintel and with re-used moulded sill and label mould. Low-pitched roof has 3 ridge chimneys with thin bands. Rear elevation has outshut with 2 low storeys under catslide roof; rear wing at right, behind third bay, has semi-circular stone-coped oven projection in rear gable, which has rows of pigeon holes and shelves in gable peak. Remainder of house to right is not of special interest. Interior: through-passage with fire backing onto it at left; wood fire lintel with run-out chamfer; small square recess in outer wall to right of fire; joists have stepped stopped chamfers. Moulded panelled screen to left of fire encloses space under stair, with 8-panel door with moulded stiles and rails. Several C17 doors with early snecks and turning loop handles, one with star scutcheon.

Listing NGR: NZ0130236722