Mayfield Farmhouse

Largely earlier 19th century, possibly late 18th century in part, with later additions and alterations. Symmetrical 2-storey, 3-bay plain classical style farmhouse with 2-storey and single storey with attic wing at rear forming L-plan; lean-to porch addition in rear re-entrant angle; lean-to conservatory adjoined to side. Dry-dashed; painted sandstone dressings. Painted margins; narrow quoin strips; painted margins; projecting cills. Single storey ancillary structures to N.

SE (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: steps to deep-set timber door centred at ground; original fanlight with diagonally-crossed astragals; single window aligned at 1st floor. Single windows at both floors in flanking bays. Lean-to conservatory adjoined to outer right.

SW (SIDE) ELEVATION: main 2-storey, 2-bay block with single windows in both bays at ground; single windows at 1st floor in bay off-set to left of centre and bay to outer left. Lower wing adjoined to outer left.

NW (REAR) ELEVATION: single windows at both floors in gabled projection to outer right; lean-to porch adjoined to left. Main house with stair (?) window at centre; 2 small windows at ground in bays to left; single window at 1st floor in bay to outer left.

NE (SIDE) ELEVATION: lean-to conservatory projecting at ground; blind at 1st floor; further single storey, mono-pitched block adjoined to outer right.

8- and 12-pane glazing in timber sash and case windows. Grey slate piended roof; rendered wallhead stacks; various circular cans. Cast-iron rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: not seen 1998.

ANCILLARY STRUCTURE 1: harl-pointed rubble, single storey, rectangular-plan structure to NW. Boarded timber doors; square-headed openings at rear. Steeply-pitched pantile roof; stone-coped skews; corniced, brick-built stack; circular can. INTERIOR: not seen 1998. ANCILLARY STRUCTURE 2: harl-pointed rubble, mono-pitched structure to NE; pantile roof. INTERIOR: not seen 1998.

BOUNDARY WALLS AND GARDEN WALLS: rubble-coped, heavily-pointed rubble walls partially enclosing site. Squared coping to red brick walls enclosing garden to NE.