Home Farm, Archerfield

Earlier to mid 19th century adaptation of earlier steading

with 20th century conversion of part of E range. U-plan

steading with cattle courts to N rear and 2-storey former

farmhouse at S end of E range, raised from single storey.

Random rubble with ashlar dressings. Ashlar coped

crenellated facades with band course, closing E and W

ranges to S, breaking eaves.

W AND N RANGES: stables and stores, some openings blocked.

Large garage opening at E end of N range by re-entrant

angle.

E RANGE: made residential.

W ELEVATION: former carriage opening to outer left with

French doors, flanked by single window to right. 2

fanlit former doors, glazed as windows left of centre.

3-bay, 2-storey factor's house to S end with ground floor

openings altered and 3 regular 1st floor windows.

Coped, rubble court yard formed by 2-storey bays.

E ELEVATION: 2 single storey, piend roofed projections, at

centre and to outer right, incorporated in residential

accommodation; S projection with pentice roofed porch in

re-entrant angle to S. 3 ground floor windows to 2-storey

house and 2, 1st floor windows to outer bays.

BARN: sited at centre of U-plan court. Gable to S with

machinery doorway and ramp; gablet crowsteps with

consoled skewputts and blind cross in gable head.

Former finial missing.

E AND W ELEVATIONS: with doorway at centre flanked by 2

small openings. Segmentally arched, low openings currently

blocked, flanking to outer ends; cement covering to

rubble platforms adjoining each side and running full

length.

12-pane glazing to sash and case windows, and some

modern windows with plate glass. Pantile roofs with slate

easing courses at intervals. Brick stacks.