Farm Buildings To South Of Markenfield Hall

The farm buildings located to the south of Markenfield Hall date from the 16th and 18th centuries, with alterations made in the mid-19th and 20th centuries. They are constructed from coursed limestone rubble with ashlar dressings and feature a stone slate roof, which has been partly replaced by corrugated asbestos. The buildings consist of two blocks arranged around a courtyard, flanking the route to the moat and gatehouse.

The main facade of each block, which faces Markenfield Hall, is composed of one and two storeys and has seven bays. On the north front of the west block, there is a central single-storey range with five bays, featuring a central round arch with a board door, flanked by mullion windows with gables above that contain plaques with carvings of a shield and a banner. The windows throughout are one- and two-light mullions. The far left corner has a two-storey block with a hipped roof, while to the right, there is a tall gable end of a barn that includes a five-light window.

The east block has a similar arrangement but features three round arches and a plaque with the date 1853. It also has a hipped roof on the right corner block and steps leading up to a door in the gable end of a possible 16th-century barn with a principal rafter roof. Both covered yards are enclosed by rubble walls topped with weather-boarding. Blocked openings indicate that these walls originally belonged to outbuildings that enclosed both yards in the 19th century.