Elder Farmhouse

This is a farmhouse, dating from around 1600, with additions. A wing is dated 1648. The building is constructed of carstone and brick, with pantile roofing and gable parapets, forming an L-shape.

The principal south-facing facade is rendered and features a rendered platband. A central classical doorway has stone pilasters. The ground floor features two three-light casements, while the first floor has three two-light casements. There are internal stacks, with the western shaft having been rebuilt. A brick lean-to is attached to the west, featuring a bullseye window.

The east return is of galletted carstone rubble, also with a platband featuring dentil courses above and below. The north facade is colourwashed carstone and brick, with a continued platband and limestone quoins to the east. A chimney bay is present to the east. A forward wing, of one-and-a-half storeys and two bays, extends from the third bay. This wing has a tripartite sash window on the ground floor of the first bay and a six-panelled door with a canopy on the second bay. The first floor of the wing includes an inscribed sash to the chimney bay, and flush sashes with glazing bars to the other bays, one with a semi-circular head.

The forward wing to the third bay is built of carstone with some clunch brick dressings. The east return of this wing uses varied colourwashed materials, with an inserted window. The north gable of the wing is constructed from galletted carstone rubble and features an inserted attic window. Set into the apex is a stone dated 1644. The west return has a two-light casement window to the first floor, one leaded and one with glazing bars.

Inside, a central room has a stone floor and an open-string staircase with a wreathed hand rail. The staircase includes a hand rail with ovolo moulded bar stops. East and central bays have cross beams, with the ground and first floor beams in the east bay exhibiting ovolo mouldings.