North Range, Steading, Bridgend Farm

North Range, Steading, Bridgend Farm

A mid to later 19th-century quadrangular steading with a pair of cottages forming a T-plan extension to the south-east. The complex comprises a 2-storey south range, with single-storey east, north and west ranges enclosing a courtyard.

The steading is constructed of stugged sandstone rubble with punched dressings throughout. The south range features crowstepped gables and dormer-headed windows on its principal elevation, with sandstone stacks rising above.

South Range

The south range contains a cartshed and granary. Its south elevation is symmetrically arranged across 7 bays. A slightly advanced gabled and finialied centre bay projects forward, incorporating a depressed arched carriage pend with a dovecote above. Blind windows occupy the ground floor to the right of this opening, while dormer-headed windows light the floor above. To the left are further ground-floor windows with a loading door at the centre, flanked by dormer-headed windows. The granary windows are fitted with 12-pane top hoppers on the south elevation, while the granary windows proper feature a 4-pane fixed upper sash with louvres below. The roof is of grey slate with ashlar coped skews positioned off-centre to the left, bracketed skewputts, and diamond stacks rising to the gables.

The north (courtyard) elevation displays a segmental arched carriage pend to the centre, to the left of which extends a 4-bay segmental arched cartshed with 2 windows above. A door and window are positioned to the right, with a further window at both ground and first-floor levels at the far right.

East Range

The east range accommodates a gig-house, hen-house, boiler house and a shed for light equipment. Its east elevation comprises 4 bays. A segmental arched opening to the left provides access to the gig-house. The hen-house entrance is marked by a door with steps, inside which a single row of nesting boxes is retained. The boiler-house is lit by a window and includes a door; an advanced gabled bay to the outer right contains a segmental-arched carriage opening. The west (courtyard) elevation features a door from the boiler shed into the yard. The boiler-house window has boarded shutters to the lower section with fixed glazing above. Shed doors are boarded and of two-leaf construction. The roof is of red pantile with a reduced stack over the boiler house and ashlar coped skews.

North Range

The north range houses stables. Its south (courtyard) elevation is arranged in 6 bays: 4 bays serve the stables with a door positioned off-centre to the right. Two windows occupy the left, with a further door at the outer left. Two-leaf stable doors are present, one of which divides as a half door. A window and door are positioned to the right and outer right respectively, with a water trough at ground level. The stable doors and windows have boarded shutters to the lower sections with fixed glazing above; louvres occupy the lower portion with a fixed pane above, and 2 windows are modern replacements. The roof is of red pantile with ashlar coped skews and a stack positioned to the right (east).

West Range

The west range has been altered and formerly contained a straw shed. Its east (courtyard) elevation displays 2 arrowslits and a door to the far left. The roof is slate to the left with an asbestos roof covering the remainder, and boarded doors are in place.

Farm Cottages

Two single-storey cottages constructed of stugged sandstone rubble are positioned to the south-east, forming the T-plan extension. Their south (entrance) elevation is near-symmetrical. A later harled brick advanced gabled block with mock timber framing occupies the centre, incorporating 2 windows and an apex stack. Doors and small windows are set on each return. A window to the right precedes a slightly advanced gabled bay with a blind bipartite window and diamond apex stack at the outer right. A window stands at the outer left. The east (side) elevation features a door to the left. The north (rear) elevation displays a window in the advanced gabled bay to the left, a door on the return to the right, and a window at the far right.

Glazing patterns vary throughout. The roof combines grey and red pantile with stacks positioned to the centre and right, finished with beaked skewputts.

A range to the north of the quadrangular steading has been altered and enlarged, accommodating a former byre with a blocked feeding door to its east elevation.

A harled addition to the cottages, containing an entrance hall, scullery and lavatory, was added in the 1920s as part of typical improvements to farm buildings of that period.

Bridgend Farmhouse to the east is listed separately.