Ancillary Structure, Butterdean Farmhouse

Possibly 18th century in part with later additions and alterations. 2-storey, 3-bay, originally rectangular-plan farmhouse with full-height, gabled projection to front; single storey gabled porch; 2-storey wing at rear forming near L-plan with single storey, lean-to addition in rear re-entrant angle. Whitewashed harl; droved cream sandstone dressings. Narrow strip quoins to gabled projection; plain margins and projecting cills throughout. Single storey with attic, rectangular-plan ancillary structure (stable?) to NW. Further single storey, 2-bay ancillary structure to NW (store). Near rectangular-plan walled garden to NW.

SE (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: single window in ball-finialled porch advanced at centre; blind sandstone panel aligned above. Single window at 1st floor recessed above porch; single windows at both floors to outer right. Ball-finialled, gabled projection to outer left with canted window centred at ground; tripartite window at 1st floor (narrow side-lights); blind sandstone panel centred in gablehead.

NE (SIDE) ELEVATION: 2-bay gable end to left with single windows at both floors in both bays. Timber panelled door in single storey porch recessed to outer left. Irregularly fenestrated 2-storey wing recessed to right with single windows in lean-to addition in re-entrant angle to left.

NW (REAR) ELEVATION: projecting wing to right with single storey, lean-to addition recessed to left; 2-storey entrance block set behind.

SW (SIDE) ELEVATION: gable end to right with single windows at both floors to left; full-height, single bay addition to outer right with single window at ground; blocked opening above. Irregularly fenestrated 2-storey wing recessed to outer left.

Predominantly 4-pane glazing in timber sash and case windows; some modern glazing. Grey slate roofs; stone-coped skews. Corniced sandstone apex stacks; octagonal cans. Some original rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: not seen 1999.

ANCILLARY STRUCTURE (STABLE): whitewashed harl. SE (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: 2-leaf, boarded timber door off-set to left of centre; piended dormer aligned above. Boarded timber stable doors in penultimate bays to outer left and right; single windows set between. Corrugated-iron piended roof. INTERIOR: not seen 1999. Cobbled path to front.

ANCILLARY STRUCTURE (STORE): harl-pointed rubble; sandstone dressings. NW (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: boarded timber doors in both bays. Grey slate piended roof. INTERIOR: not seen 1999.

WALLED GARDEN: rubble-walled, near rectangular-plan walled garden (approximately 2,000m?) to NW house.

BOUNDARY WALLS AND GATEPIERS: coped rubble walls partially enclosing site. Corniced, squared-plan sandstone gatepiers flanking entrance; pyramidal caps; timber gates.