Home Farm, Galloway House

Home Farm, part of Galloway House, dates to circa 1808 and has undergone later additions and alterations. It is a quadrangular stable court with associated farm offices and kennels. The building is constructed of rubble whinstone, with squared margins, and some sandstone ashlar dressings; some cement margins are also present.

The east range, originally designed for carriages, features eight segmental arches on the courtyard elevation, originally housing haylofts above. The hayloft was converted into residential accommodation in the late 19th century by raising the windows and adding gabled dormerheads. Each arch had a pair of doors, some set deeply. One arch has now been blocked with a door and window. The outer elevation has been altered to include a first-floor door with a gabled dormerhead and metal forestair, and a modern window has been added.

The southern range is two storeys high and has a harled outer elevation. A basket-arched pend leads into the building from the east, within a taller two-storey bay that breaks the eaves. The reveals of the pend are chamfered on the courtyard side and mitred to a square at the impost level. There is a window above the pend on each elevation, and a clock panel with Roman numerals is visible on the courtyard side. A stone mounting block flanks the pend on the north elevation. Both elevations have ground floor doors and windows, with dormerheads added to the first-floor windows.

The west range is a tall single-story building with enlarged windows. The interior contains stable divisions, now used for storage. The north range is two storeys high and open to the east. Part of the ground floor has been converted to residential use, and former hayloft windows remain visible on the courtyard elevation. A large sliding door provides access on the north side; a former machinery door has been blocked, and additional hayloft windows are present.

The kennels are located in a square court to the outer southeast corner, enclosed by an ashlar-coped, low rubble wall with a metal fence above and cast-iron posts surmounted by ball finials. The kennels are currently overgrown. A 19th-century fuelling shelter stands in the centre of the courtyard. This rectangular shelter has a piend roof supported by cast-iron columns and timber beams, and is open on all sides. Fuel tanks remain in situ, with a flagstone surround. The building features a variety of glazing patterns, primarily consisting of four-pane, sash and case windows. Lead flashings cover the grey slated piend roofs. Dormerheads are finished with exposed timber and barge boards. Tall stone wallhead stacks and smaller ridge stacks are also present.