Eccles Mains Farmhouse, Main Street, Eccles

Circa 1800 with later additions and alterations. 2-storey, 3-bay rectangular-plan farmhouse with piended porch to front; 2-storey wing at rear forming near L-plan; single storey, lean-to additions to side. Cream sandstone rubble to front; harled elevations to SW and NW; rendered elevation to NE; painted render single storey additions; predominantly painted margins. Droved rubble quoins to front; droved long and short surrounds to openings; flush cills.

SE (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: single storey, piended porch with border-glazed stained glass panels centred at ground; part-glazed timber panelled door in return to left; single window aligned at 1st floor. Single windows at both floors in flanking bays. Single storey lean-to addition recessed to outer right.

NE (SIDE) ELEVATION: single window at ground to outer left; lean-to addition to right; 2 small square windows above. 2-storey wing to right with 2 modern patio doors in full-width, lean-to projection at ground; single windows at 1st floor.

NW (REAR) ELEVATION: 2-storey wing projecting to left with single windows at both floors. Single storey, lean-to addition to outer left; single window at ground in bay recessed to right.

SW (SIDE) ELEVATION: original house with single windows in both bays at ground; single window at 1st floor in bay to left; small attic light off-set to left of centre. 2-storey wing recessed to left.

Predominantly 9- and 12-pane glazing in timber sash and case windows; modern glazing to later additions. Purple-grey slate roofs; stone coped skews; replacement rainwater goods. Corniced ridge and apex stacks; circular cans.

INTERIOR: not seen 1998.

BOUNDARY WALL: low coped rubble wall enclosing site to front.