Easter Moffat House

Circa 1838; with alterations 1912. 2 storey, asymmetrical, irregular-plan Tudor Gothic mansion house with later alterations to NW; snecked and stugged ashlar with polished dressings.

FURTHER DESCRIPTION: 5 irregular bays (plain, lower wings recessed at right); gabled entrance bay slightly advanced; Tudor arched and moulded porch opening, hood-moulded, with mask label-stops; Inner doorway with fanlight and later 20th century door; shallow oriel above. Projecting ground floor tripartite fills bays to right (square-headed and traceried lights), 2 basket-arched 1st floor windows above with dormerheads. 2 bays to left in recessed block, hood-moulded and traceried stair window in inner bay, single windows (projecting and traceried to ground floor, hood-moulded above) in slightly advanced and gabled broad left bay, 3-bay east elevation is similarly detailed. Finialed gables, with kneelers. South elevation includes 2-storey canted window, dormer, fire escape and low, flat- roofed and pebble-dashed addition.

Stacks have chamfered, square flues with linking cornices. Slated roofs.

INTERIOR: (seen 1982). Some re-modelling circa 1980 but much original work survives; elaborate cast-iron stair balustrade; entrance hall has ribbed ceiling; dinning room has later decorative chimney piece with Arts and Crafts style brass fire surround, egg and dart cornice, and vitruvian scroll frieze over doors.