Pilsley House

Pilsley House is a house built around 1840 for the Devonshire estate, likely designed by Joseph Paxton. It is in the Italianate style and constructed of coursed squared sandstone and ashlar. The building features overhanging hipped and gabled roofs with moulded eaves supported by paired brackets, and it is covered with fishscale stone slates. There are two ashlar lateral stacks, and the house has an irregular plan and elevations, consisting of one and two storeys.

The north elevation has three bays, with a low projecting bay on the left that includes a pair of sash windows divided by a mullion, topped with a bracketed hoodmould. In the return angle to the right, there is a lean-to porch featuring a shallow basket arch on the north and west sides, supported by stepped impost blocks and also with hoodmoulds. To the right, there is another sash window with vertical glazing bars and a bracketed hoodmould. Above this, a pair of casements divided by a stone mullion has a continuous bracketed sill, with a similar single light window to the left.

The east elevation includes a projecting bay on the left with a pedimented gable. There is a round-arched window on the ground floor with a hoodmould and bracketed sill, followed by a top hung casement to the right. Above, there are two 2-light casements, each with bracketed sills.