Maines Farm

Circa 1879 with later additions and alterations. Symmetrical 2-storey, 3-bay classically-detailed farmhouse with lower 2-storey wing at rear forming L-plan; single storey addition in rear re-entrant angle; modern conservatory adjoined to side. Coursed and tooled cream sandstone to front; tooled rubble sandstone to sides and rear; lightly droved ashlar dressings. Raised base course; raised string course dividing floors to front; raised cill course at 1st floor; raised lintel course beneath overhanging, corniced eaves. Prominent quoins to main block; raised margins; sandstone mullions; projecting cills (bracketed at 1st floor to front).

SE (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: pilastered doorpiece centred at ground with step to timber panelled door; round-arched, plate glass fanlight (keystoned surround); narrow side-lights with corbelled cills; flanking pilasters; plain frieze, cornice and blocking course; single window aligned at 1st floor. Corniced, canted window at ground in bay to outer left; single window aligned above. Corniced, bipartite window at ground in bay to outer right; single window aligned above.

SW (SIDE) ELEVATION: 2-bay block to right with modern conservatory obscuring bays at ground; single windows in both bays at 1st floor. Lower wing adjoined to left (7-bay at ground, 5-bay at 1st floor) with timber door in penultimate bay to outer left; irregularly fenestrated at both floors in remaining bays.

NW (REAR) ELEVATION: gabled wing projecting to right. Main block recessed to left with single storey, 3-bay addition projecting at ground (single windows in all bays); single window at 1st floor off-set to right.

NE (SIDE) ELEVATION: 2-bay block to left with single window at ground in bay to outer left; single window at 1st floor in bay to right. Single window in single storey addition to right; single window recessed at 1st floor. Lower wing adjoined to outer right (6-bay at ground, 3-bay at 1st floor) with timber panelled doors in bays at centre and outer left; single windows at both floors in remaining bays.

Predominantly 6-pane glazing in timber sash and case windows; stained side-lights flanking door; small rooflights. Grey slate roof; stone-coped skews; moulded skewputts in part. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Corniced sandstone ridge, apex and wallhead stacks; various circular cans.

INTERIOR: timber panelled doors; timber skirting boards; plain plasterwork. Stair comprising timber treads, decorative iron uprights, iron newels, timber handrail. Remainder not seen 1998.

BOUNDARY WALLS: rubble-coped, rubble walls partially enclosing site.