Northern Section, Cartshed, Beckfoot

Earlier 19th century. 2-storey 3-bay farmhouse with basement,

at SE end of courtyard steading; gatepiers at SW.

House: squared red rubble coursers, ashlar dressings and

painted margins; near full-height shallow W wing (raised in

brick) also painted. N (courtyard) and S elevations each with

central door, pedimented doorpiece to S with engaged Roman

Doric columns (modern door), N door behind glazed porch,

steps down to basement door alongside. Windows mostly sashes

with 12-pane glazing pattern, round-headed and keystoned tall

stair window on E flank has intersecting tracery. End stacks,

piended roof, with graded slates. Iron-railed small garden to

courtyard.

Interior: some pilastered doorcases; depressed-arched screen

to stairs.

Gatepiers: (contemporary with house) 2 chamfered square

painted ashlar piers, projecting caps with cavetto cornice.

Wrought-iron gates.

Steading: L-plan, walls closing court at S and E both linked

to house. Rubble-built with ashlar dressings, all whitewashed

• W range (barn) probably built 2nd half of 18th century;

2-storey (upper loft storey), L-plan (single bay cartshed

with keystoned flat arches, forestair built against

courtyard S wall; triangular dovecote in E gable; modern

lean-to to court; roofed with graded slates; stable in

altered and heightened N range, with corrugated roof.