Eccles Manse

1813 with later additions and alterations. 2-storey, 3-bay plain classical style former manse with 2-storey wing at rear forming L-plan; further single storey rear additions. Coursed and stugged sandstone to front; painted harl to NE side; harl-pointed rubble to remaining elevations. Raised base course; ashlar quoins; painted margins to front; projecting cills throughout. 2 single storey, rectangular-plan stable blocks to W.

SE (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: step to timber panelled door centred at ground; fanlight with crossed astragals; pilastered and corniced door-surround; single window aligned at 1st floor. Single windows at both floors in flanking bays.

NE (SIDE) ELEVATION: main 2-bay house with single windows at both floors in both bays; small attic light off-set to right of centre. 2-storey wing recessed to right with single windows at both floors to left. Single storey, 2-bay wing recessed to outer right with single windows in both bays.

NW (REAR) ELEVATION: gabled 2-storey and single storey wings projecting to outer left. Original house recessed to right with single window centred at 1st floor; single storey, 3-bay lean-to addition at ground.

SW (SIDE) ELEVATION: main house with single window at ground to left of centre; single windows at both floors in flanking bays; small attic light off-set to left of centre. 2-storey, 2-bay wing recessed to left with single storey, lean-to addition obscuring bay to right; single window at 1st floor; single windows at both floors in bay to left. Single storey, 2-bay wing to outer left with single window in bay to right; boarded timber door with 2-pane letterbox fanlight in bay to left.

Predominantly 12-pane glazing in timber sash and case windows; rooflights. Grey slate roof; stone coped skews; replacement rainwater goods. Corniced ridge and apex stacks; various circular cans.

INTERIOR: not seen 1998.

STABLES: harl-pointed sandstone rubble; tooled and droved rubble dressings. E BLOCK, SW (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: 3-bay Square-headed, boarded timber carriage (?) door off-set to left of centre; boarded timber door to outer left; boarded timber stable door off-set to right of centre. W BLOCK, NE (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: 2-bay with flanking single bay additions. Main block with boarded timber stable doors in both bays (rubble relieving arch to right). Boarded timber door in lean-to addition to outer left. 2-leaf boarded timber doors in segmental-arched carriage opening in piended addition to outer right. Grey slate roofs; stone coped skews; small skylights. INTERIORS: simple stables with part whitewashed rubble walls; open timber ceilings.

BOUNDARY WALLS, QUADRANT WALLS AND GATEPIERS: square-coped rubble sandstone walls partially enclosing site (remains of near square-plan walled garden to NE). Coursed sandstone quadrant walls flanking entrance; square-plan gatepiers; hemispherical caps; modern timber gate.