Eastfield

Circa 1850. Fine, early quadrangular steading of

Improvement period. Squared and snecked red

sandstone, stugged, with droved dressings. Lying-pane

glazing pattern to sash and case windows. Crowstepped

gabled with beak skewputts and formerly with ball finials.

Grey slates. Diamond stacks, some linked.

NE ELEVATION: 15-bay. Tall segmental pend entrance at

centre with chamfered arrises to jambs and small granary

window above; 5 bays flanking each side with segmental

cart-arches, chamfered jambs as above, and granary

windows above; arch left of pend later blocked in brick

with door and window inserted. Slightly advanced,

crowstepped, gabled outer bays, each of 2 bays with

doorways flanked by windows at ground and hayloft doors

above at centre.

SW ELEVATION: asymmetrical, former cottage range, single

storey at centre, 2-storey outer bays. Doorway at

centre, flanked by further doors and cottage windows to

each side; slightly advanced gabled outer bays each of

3 bays and 2 storeys; S gables with kennels at ground

dog run with coped, railed walled courtyard in front;

doorway flanked by round-arched glazed narrow windows

to outer left gable; both gables with hayloft doors

flanked by granary windows to upper storeys, the door

to left blocked and windows glazed for cottage use.

SE ELEVATION: hayloft above assorted ancillary buildings

including stables and slaughter house; pedestrian

doorways in irregular grouping with windows currently

blocked and hayloft windows above.

NE ELEVATION: engine house projecting from N end, with

yellow brick, circular section stalk, with moulded neck

and coping.

INTERIOR: covered cattle court added 1879, with cast-iron

columns and timber beams, covering entire quadrangle;

boarded timber stalls and cart divisions. Stone steps in

cartshed leading to granary. Cast-iron range and grates

retained in cottages.