Whiteley Shield Farmhouse And Adjacent Outbuildings

Whiteley Shield Farmhouse is a mid-18th century house, likely remodelled from a late 17th or early 18th century structure, with associated outbuildings probably dating to the 18th century, although altered subsequently. The farmhouse is constructed of rubble stone with roughly-shaped quoins and tooled dressings, topped with a stone slate roof. It is two storeys high, with a symmetrical three-bay facade. The central entrance has a boarded door with a four-pane overlight, set within a raised stone surround. The windows are 12-pane sash windows with slightly projecting wedge lintels and sills. Stone end stacks are present. A lower, single-bay extension adjoins the farmhouse to the left. An outbuilding set back to the right was formerly a cottage. It features a small four-pane sash window on the first floor, and a recessed section to the far right incorporating a small, partially-slatted window inserted into a blocked doorway, with a stone ridge stack. The rear elevation exhibits a central nine-pane fixed stair window with a slightly projecting wedge lintel and sill. Internally, the farmhouse has plain 18th century fireplaces, and a staircase with a swept grip handrail and stick balusters. A thick internal wall on the right side of the entrance passage is part of an earlier structure. The former cottage contains an 18th century fireplace.