Pilsley House

PARISH OF PILSLEY MAIN ROAD SK 27 SW 2/161 (South Side) Pilsley House GV II House. c1840 for the Devonshire estate, probably by Joseph Paxton. Italianate style. Coursed squared sandstone and ashlar. Overhanging hipped and gabled roofs, the moulded eaves on paired brackets. Fishscale stone slates. Two ashlar lateral stacks. Irregular plan and elevations. One and two storeys. North elevation of three bays. Low projecting bay to left has a pair of sashes divided by a mullion. Bracketed hoodmould. In the return angle to the right is a lean-to porch with shallow basket arch to north and west , springing from stepped impost blocks. Hoodmoulds. To the right again a sash window with vertical glazing bars. Bracketed hoodmould. Above are a pair of casements divided by a stone mullion and with a continuous bracketed sill. Similar single light window to left. East elevation has projecting bay to left with pedimented gable. Round-arched window to ground floor with hoodmould and bracketed sill. To the right a top hung casement. Two 2-light casements above with bracketed sills.

Listing NGR: SK2416770909