Cockspurs, Lilliesleaf

Cockspurs is a two-storey, three-bay house dating from the late 18th to early 19th century, built on a sloping site that continues in a terrace to the west. The exterior is painted render with stone margins and coursed bull-faced rubble, featuring a cornice and chamfered arrises.

The north-west elevation, facing the road, has three bays on the left. A window, formerly a door, is surmounted by a classical frieze and cornice, centrally positioned. Above it is a small window, and flanking bays have windows on both floors, with the first-floor windows abutting the eaves. To the right are two ground-floor windows, with a single window above on the outer right. The north-east elevation is a wide, blank gable with a chimney stack. The south-east elevation, the main entrance front, has bays to the right displaying a later lean-to porch in the centre of the ground floor, with windows in the flanking bays (the left-hand one being larger), and regular fenestration to the first floor. Bays to the left feature a part-glazed timber door and a window to its left, with two windows above and a single-storey projection to the outer left.

The windows are timber sash and case, with 8- and 12-pane glazing patterns, some lying-pane, alongside plate glass glazing. The roof is covered in grey slates, and the chimneys have brick coping with cans. Ashlar-coped skewes are also present.

The building was formerly known as 'Westwood', and was historically the 'Black Bull Inn' when Groome's Gazetteer was written. The corniced window, originally a door, would have been accessed by a forestair. Recent re-harling in 2002 revealed earlier fabric, potentially dating back to the 16th century.