Blackhurst Farmhouse

A 2½-storey 3-window house of hand-moulded brick, laid in chequerwork Flemish bond characteristic of C19 houses in the district. The slate roof is on wide eaves, boarded to the front and on a dentil eaves course, and has 3 brick stacks. The central entrance is framed by a doorcase with Tuscan pilasters, and has double half-glazed panel doors. Above the entrance is a tablet bearing the Hanmer crest in relief. Windows are under segmental heads and are 12-pane horizontal-sliding sashes, except for a mid C20 inserted canted bay window lower L with steel-framed 3-light casement.

In the L gable end is a 12-pane sash window lower L similar to the front, 2-light steel-framed casement upper L and 2-light attic window to the R. In the R gable end are inserted French doors on the L side, a 2-light casement window to the R under a segmental head, and attic casement on the L side.

A lower 2-storey rear wing is offset to the R side of the rear and is brick, with slate roof on dentil eaves course, and has an end brick stack. On its L side is an L-plan lean-to built against the wing and the main house, which has a grouted slate roof. Against the main range it has 2-light and 3-light windows. Against the wing it was formerly open-fronted but has an inserted door and window. Another lean-to is against the gable end of the rear wing. The opposite side of the rear wing, facing the farmyard, has a 2-light segmental-headed window lower L and 4-pane sash window to the R. In the upper storey is a 2-light window to the L and inserted or enlarged 3-light window to the R.

Not inspected.