Fairthwaite Park House

The house at Fairthwaite Park, probably dating from 1676, is constructed of sandstone rubble with a slate roof. The north front has five irregularly spaced bays set between two projecting gabled wings. The windows are mullioned, mostly rebated and chamfered, with some having an inner hollow chamfer, and most feature individual hood moulds. To the left of the front door are windows of three and four lights. To the right are windows of three and three lights. The first-floor windows comprise three, three, two, four, and four lights. The front door has a chamfered surround, partly re-dressed, topped with an embattled lintel inscribed "EW [Edward Wilson] 1676”. The left-hand wing has one-light chamfered windows to the first and attic floors. Its right-hand return wall features a two-light window on the ground floor and a three-light window above. The right-hand wing has a blank front wall and a left-hand return wall with a three-light window on both floors. Chimneys are located to the left of the door and to the right of the fourth bay, with rounded caps, on the gable of the right-hand wing, and at the left of the left-hand wing.

An 18th-century wing projects to the south side of the house on the right, and a former granary, now incorporated into the house, projects to the left. The granary has a steeply-pitched roof. Between these projecting wings are a three- and a four-light window, now linked by a further three lights. The first floor has windows of three and one light, with a two-light stair window further right. The gable wall of the former granary has modern timber steps covering the ground floor. The first floor has two three-light windows and a modern door with plain reveals between them, all under a hood mould. The right-hand (east) wall has a modern door with plain reveals, a one-light window where it adjoins the house, and a projecting chimney. The west wall has a one-bay link to the main house and a six-light mullioned window under the eaves with rebated and chamfered jambs and a timber lintel. The ground floor has two chamfered loops, and the first floor has two shaped ventilation slits.

Inside the granary, there are three roof trusses with tie beams and collars, the central tie beam having been removed. The interior of the main house was not accessible at the time of the survey.