Castle Farm

SE 48 NE UPSALL UPSALL ROAD 2/30 Castle Farm

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Estate farm complex. 1860 datestone over entrance. For E H Turton of Upsall Castle. Coursed squared sandstone. Welsh slate roofs, some replaced in corrugated iron. Gothic freestyle in part. Mainly single storey with 2 storey dovecote and storage building and 3 storey granary. Laid out around 3 sides of a courtyard, the complex comprises the following, an entrance range to the north including a gatehouse with bell tower over, flanking looseboxes, a storage building to the west end, a granary with pigeon loft and a barn, (gable end to front),at the east end; a west range of stalls, looseboxes and dovecote; an east range of looseboxes; and a central yard with low wall. Entrance range: symmetrical single storey range with gabled gatehouse with pointed-arched wagon entrance; bargeboards and wrought iron finial to gable. Square bell tower with short lancet windows and pyramidal roof surmounted by a weathervane. Granary has pointed wagon door under a coat of arms, slit vents at lst floor level, and a projecting 2nd floor band surmounted by a pointed arch blind arcade. Hipped roof with triangular pigeon holes. Gable end of barn has 2 lancets surmounted by an oculus. Storage building to west has a cart entrance, a lozenge inscribed EHT and a 2-light window with oculus above. Iron cresting to roof. West range: dovecote is square on plan with chamfered windows, 1st floor band. Half-hipped roof with fishscale tiles. Later cartshed adjoining north-west corner of entrance range not of special interest.

Listing NGR: SE4542586484