Apperley Farmhouse

A farmhouse, dating from the 17th century, with significant alterations and extensions around 1930 by Lord Gort. The building is constructed of large, coursed rubble stone with roughly-shaped quoins, and cut dressings. The roof is stone slate, with Welsh slates to the rear.

The south elevation is two storeys plus attics, and five bays wide. The two bays to the left represent the original house. Gabled end and central bays project, with a porch in the central bay. A renewed door is set within a moulded surround with a flat-pointed head and hoodmould. A three-light window is located on the first floor, featuring stone mullions with four pierced lancets and a carved gable. Multiple-light stone-mullioned windows are present, with latticed glazing and hoodmoulds. Gable finials top the roof. A stack with diagonally-set shafts stands at the left end, and a large projecting stack is on the right return. The rear elevation reveals the two-bay north front of the original house, partially hidden by later additions, showcasing flat-faced mullioned windows.

The interior retains numerous 17th-century features, including door surrounds, fireplaces, and beamed ceilings. A fine early 17th-century open-well staircase, along with most of the remaining features, were incorporated from elsewhere, likely from Newcastle and other locations. A stone staircase descends to a well beneath the kitchen of the original house. The property was the home of the Boutflower family from the early 17th century until 1766; Thomas Boutflower was taxed in 1675 on eight chimneys.