Beech House, 1 Main Street, Swinton

Later 19th century with later additions and alterations. Single storey with attic, 2-bay former policeman?s house with single storey, 2-bay former police station adjoined to right; flat-roofed addition recessed to outer right; single storey, piended wing at rear. Squared and snecked tooled cream sandstone; droved sandstone dressings; timber bargeboards. Narrow strip quoins; stop-chamfered surrounds to openings; flush cills.

SE (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: original house with timber panelled door in bay to right; 3-pane fanlight; single window in bay to left; single window centred at 1st floor (gablehead with king-post and tie beam); surmounting stack. Former police station slightly recessed to right with boarded timber door in bay to right (decorative iron hinges); letterbox fanlight; architraved surround to rectangular panel (sign missing) above; single window in bay to left. Bipartite window in flat-roofed addition recessed to outer right.

Predominantly 8-pane glazing in timber sash and case windows; modern skylights. Grey slate pitched and piended roofs; cast iron rainwater goods. Corniced brick ridge and apex stacks; various octagonal cans.

INTERIOR: boarded and studded timber cell door with original brass and iron fittings; sandstone surround. Remainder not seen 1998.

BOUNDARY WALLS, RAILINGS, PIERS, GATEPIERS AND GATE: low coped sandstone wall enclosing site; iron railings; taller rubble wall to rear. Square-plan droved sandstone piers flanking vehicular entrance (gates missing); single pier to Duns Road; pyramidal caps to all. Square-plan droved sandstone gatepiers flanking pedestrian entrance; pyramidal caps; iron gate with fleur de lys finials.