Carveth Farmhouse And Outbuildings Around Courtyard To North East

A farmhouse with associated outbuildings arranged around a courtyard, dating from the mid-18th century with extensions in the mid-19th century. The buildings are constructed of shale rubble and granite, with scantle slate and asbestos slate roofing, and brick chimneys. The farmhouse has a double-depth central staircase plan under a double-span roof, with other buildings forming a rectangular courtyard.

The north-east front of the farmhouse, dating to the 18th century, is symmetrical with three windows. It features a central original four-panel door beneath a lean-to porch with a side entrance. The windows are largely three-light casements, with some retaining original outer frames and glazing. Ground floor window openings have cambered brick arches, and sill heights have been raised. The roof is half-hipped with a scantle slate covering, external stacks, and a slate gable to the left and a brick chimney to the right. The south-west front, a three-window arrangement from the mid-19th century, is dry slate hung. A closed granite ashlar central porch, with a low-pitched coped gable roof, provides access. The ground floor windows are tripartite wooden sashes, while the upper floor windows are wooden sashes with eight panes each. The porch door has marginal glazing and an overlight.

The interior retains original doors and frames in both the 18th and 19th century sections. Original 18th-century doors are two-panel and four-panel, some fielded and others with HL hinges. Two open-well staircases are present; one in the 19th century section has stick balusters. The other, originally in the 18th-century section, was likely replaced during the mid-19th-century extension. A mid-19th-century iron range is present with one hearth, and there is evidence of an oven in another. A pegged king post roof over the 18th-century section may be original, although one truss is dated 1854, which may refer to the date of repair and reslating.

A single-story building adjoining the east corner links the main house to a two-story and a single-story range to the north-east, all constructed of stone with scantle slate roofs. The two-story building has a brick chimney and a hipped roof. The first floor is accessible via external granite steps with an original iron handrail. Across the cobbled courtyard is a small single-story, two-cell building linked to a wall, which is itself linked by a gate to a single-story building, completing the enclosure of the yard along the north-east side.