East Halket Farmhouse And Adjoining Buildings

Dated 1847 with circa 1900 additions. 2-storey, 3-bay, piend-roofed farmhouse with Doric porch and L-plan former byres (now residential) forming U-plan courtyard to N (rear). Polished sandstone ashlar to S (front); squared, coursed, stugged sandstone to rear and sides; white-glazed brick addition to rear; coursed sandstone to courtyard elevations of byres; random whinstone rubble with sandstone dressings to other elevations. Base course, eaves cornice, blocking course to house; raised ashlar window margins and quoin strips to N elevation only; long and short quoins and some raised ashlar window margins to byres.

HOUSE: non-traditional 2-leaf timber-boarded front door with fanlight recessed in Doric porch with free-standing columns and full entablature to S (front). Regular fenestration in 3 bays. Former byre ranges adjoining to E and W elevations. 2-storey, glazed brick, semi-octagonal, piend-roofed addition to centre of N (rear) elevation; regular fenestration to flanking bays.

Predominantly plate glass glazing in non-traditional windows; original lying-pane glazed timber sash and case window at ground floor of rear to right. Corniced stacks with yellow clay cans. Graded grey slate. Cast-iron rainwater goods with decorative brackets.

INTERIOR: black and white tiles to lobby. Curved stone staircase with cast-iron balusters and painted mahogany rail. Decorative plaster cornicing in ground-floor drawing room. Timber-panelled interior doors throughout.

W RANGE: probably former threshing barn. Single storey, T-plan wing with later 19th century gabled addition to S. Irregular, non-traditional fenestration to all elevations; 1847 datestone over filled vehicle entrance to N (courtyard) elevation; 3 slit windows and arched pigeon-loft entrance to N gable; similar pigeon-loft entrance to S gable. Ashlar-coped skews. Coped stacks.

E RANGE, BALNAKEILLY: former cow byre. Regular fenestration to all elevations of predominantly 20th century square windows with raised margins. Glazed timber porch to E. Blocked doorway and loft entrance to N gable. Ashlar-coped skews.

BOUNDARY WALL, GATES AND GATEPIERS: corniced ashlar gatepiers to S; lower gatepiers flanking to each side; decorative timber foot-gates with iron strap hinges. Whinstone rubble boundary walls with sandstone ashlar coping.

COTTAGE TO NE: gabled cottage (possibly former byre); late 20th century extension and porch; gablehead stacks. Rendered. Non-traditional windows. Slate roof.