Park House

Park House is a farmhouse dating from the 17th century with significant rebuilding in 1810. It is constructed of coursed squared gritstone and coursed gritstone rubble, with a stone slate roof. The building is three storeys high and comprised of three bays. The bay to the right is a remnant of the earlier 17th century house, while the two bays to the left and the third storey are the result of the 1810 rebuild. Quoins are present on the left side. A 20th century six-panel door is situated between the bays on the left, set within a sawn stone surround and displaying a date stone inscribed 'T. Athorpe Esqr 1810'. Above the door is a stone carving in relief of a shield bearing a rampant lion. Flanking and first-floor windows are 20th century, featuring 16-pane pivoting frames in sawn stone surrounds. The right bay has a restored cross-window on both the ground and first floor. A kneeler and gable coping are found on the left, while the roof is hipped on the right. Stacks are positioned at the right end and centre of the building. The rear has a 20th century porch with a large external stack to the left, and 19th and 20th century windows to the right. A stone staircase leads up to a door in the gable on the left return. On the right return is a 20th century door with a chamfered stone lintel, with a weathered datestone set into the top of the lintel. A corbelled base of an external stack for a first-floor fireplace is situated above the door. To the right of the door is a three-light recessed mullion and transom window, a two-light mullioned window, and a single-light mullioned window on the first floor, and a 16-pane window on the second floor. The ground floor interior, renovated in the 20th century, features an open fireplace with a restored cambered arch of voussoirs in the room to the left. The second floor was originally built as a storage chamber, accessible via external stairs at the west end. The roof is divided by five oak trusses, with timbers of slight scantling, thickened at the joints. Each tie beam has a king-post supporting a collar, with another post above, and three diagonal braces extending from the king posts to the principal rafters, which carry four sets of purlins. This is an exceptionally preserved, closely-dated roof.