Cartshed And Granary, Mainhill House

Mid 19th century 3-bay 2-storey symmetrical farmhouse with single-storey wings on either side. Coursed droved cream sandstone with ashlar dressings. Squared, snecked red sandstone rubble to sides and rear. Canted bays to ground floor. Band course above first floor and at eaves. Single range of farm buildings and small walled garden. S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: symmetrical elevation, with slightly recessed single bay piended wings. Flat-roofed canted bays with shallow parapet to ground floor. Central bracketed tablet at eaves level.

E ELEVATION: irregular fenestration; one window in main block, two in ground floor wing.

N ELEVATION: regular fenestration; irregular in size; blocked window second from left on ground floor. Two windows to west wing

W ELEVATION: Side entrance and single window to single storey wing.

Central 6-panelled timber doorway in raised surround; letterbox fanlight with margin glazing. Boarded side door with margin-paned letterbox fanlight to. 8-pane sash and case windows with square-pane or lying-pane glazing throughout. Piended roofs; blue slate with modern flashing. 2 prominent wallhead chimneys to each end wall; rebuilt in brick. Clay cans.

INTERIOR: timber shutters and linings with fan detail to window heads. Foliate cornices to main reception rooms. Cast iron balusters to stair. Lion-head and acanthus corbels to cross-corridor arches and entrance hall. Stone floor to service corridor.

OUTBUILDINGS: Small single-pitch outhouse (kennel?) immediately to west of the house. Squared rubble sandstone, modern corrugated iron roof and boarded timber door.

Single surviving W range of farm buildings consisting of cartsheds with granary over. Squared snecked rubble. High-level windows to all sides. Blue slate roof. Cart arches to E with polychrome brick segmental arches and chamfered pillars. Gabled granary door above central arch. Short projection from demolished N range survives.

3-walled garden enclosed by burn to S. Walls of squared rubble with triangular capstones.