Billiemains Farmhouse

1847, possibly incorporating earlier(?) with later additions and alterations. Symmetrical 2-storey, 3-bay plain classical farmhouse with lower, 2-storey wing at rear (NW), forming L-plan; further single storey wing to NE. Harl-pointed, squared and snecked tooled red rubble sandstone; sandstone ashlar dressings; dry-dashed rear wings and elevations with red sandstone dressings. Raised base course; moulded eaves course. Droved quoins; droved long and short surrounds to openings; projecting cills.

S (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: step to timber panelled door centred at ground; original fanlight; pilastered and corniced door surround with surmounting block pediment; single window aligned at 1st floor. Single windows at both floors in flanking bays.

W (SIDE) ELEVATION: main 2-bay house with single windows at both floors in both bays (blocked 1st floor opening to right). Lower 2-storey, 2-bay wing recessed to left with part-glazed timber door in bay to outer left; single window above; single windows at both floors in bay to right.

N (REAR) ELEVATION: 2-storey gabled wing projecting to right. Single storey range recessed to left with part-glazed door to outer right; single window in bay to left. Main house adjoined behind with round-arched stair (?) window centred at 1st floor.

E (SIDE): main 2-bay house with single windows in both bays at ground; single window at 1st floor in bay to right. Single storey addition recessed to right with single window off-set to left of centre.

Predominantly 12-pane glazing in timber sash and case windows; some plate glass timber sash and case windows to later addition. Grey slate roof; stone-coped skews; cast-iron rainwater goods. Tapering brick-built apex stacks to E and W; octagonal cans.

INTERIOR: not seen 1998.

BOUNDARY WALLS: rubble-coped, heavily-pointed rubble walls partially enclosing site. Square coping to low quadrant walls flanking main entrance to NE; timber railings; timber vehicular gate.