Westfield Steading

Group of related farm buildings of varying dates.

CARTSHED/GRANARY: probably later 18th century. Imposing, free-standing, 5-bay rectangular-plan cartshed with granary above, roughly-snecked mixed rubble with roughly dressed sandstone margins.

5 cart openings to W elevation, piers in squared rubble, low arches in brick; boarded access door and 1 louvred window to upper floor. E elevation has large door at S end, 2 leaf, braced and boarded, steel lintel suggests later slapping. 5 small symmetrical louvred eaves windows, also 1 central window at both N and S elevations.

Piended roof in corrugated asbestos replacing earlier covering. 4 sets of steel braces restraining structure to N end.

STABLE/HAYLOFT: 18th century, altered, rectangular-plan stable and hayloft, random rubble with roughly dressed margins, timber lintels. Stable has doorway to W and E elevations, single window to W, infilled windows to E, hayloft accessed by small doorway in catslide dormer to W. Roof piended, red pantiles above 4 eaves courses of Scotch slates. Interior preserves flagged and cobbled floor, small wooden feeding troughs and 2 stone base slots for stall dividers.

BOTHIES: dated 1864 (datestone to door lintel). Single storey, 6-bay, almost symmetrical. Squared and snecked sandstone rubble above random base course, ashlar dressings stugged and droved, chamfered reveals.

W elevation with 3 plain boarded doors and 3 windows, 1 infilled. E (rear) elevation also 6-bay, some openings blocked. Lean-to sheds at gables with door to front and rear, plus henhouse opening in S shed.

Fenestration, where surviving, shows upper glazing above wooden shutters. Roof gabled, ashlar skews, red pantiles above 2 slate eaves courses. 3 symmetrical brick stacks with stone cope, no cans. Lean-to shed to S is slated, to N is corrugated iron.