Springfield Farmhouse

A 17th-century farmhouse, with 19th and 20th-century alterations. The house comprises two ranges at right angles. The west-facing range is built of stone and brick, with a slate roof, a brick gable stack, and a ridge stack. A chamfered ironstone plinth is present, along with a moulded ashlar stringcourse with brick set-offs at first-floor level, and a dentilled brick eaves cornice. The west front has two storeys and four bays. It is stone faced, with an off-centre doorway containing a 19th-century six-panel door and a simple surround. To the left is a two-light iron casement window. A two-light unglazed casement with iron bars is situated within a blocked doorway to the right, and to the right again is a three-light casement. Above the doorway is a sliding sash with a moulded ashlar frame; to the right a two-light casement with a stone cill and lintel, beneath which is a blank ashlared stone. Further to the right is a three-light casement with a cambered arch. Several courses of brickwork below the eaves indicate a 19th-century raising and re-roofing. The south range, originally a cottage with attached farm buildings, dates from the 19th century and is constructed of brick with a slate roof and brick gable stacks. The south front has two storeys and four bays, with an off-centre doorway featuring a plain surround and a 20th-century plank door, alongside a three-light sliding sash with a cambered arch to the left, and a two-light casement and 20th-century French windows, both with flat arches, to the right. Above, the first-storey brickwork appears to be a later addition. Three three-light sliding sashes with cambered arches are also present. A 20th-century two-storey addition adjoins the building on the right. Inside, chamfered main beams and joists are visible. A room in the south range is reputed to have chevron and S-pattern painted beams, which are now covered by a ceiling.