Old Castle Farmhouse

Farmhouse, red brick, Flemish bond, on stone base. One storey with cellar and attic. Remarkable shaped brick Dutch gables with brick copings. The N gable has concave ramped sides and segmental curved top. Thin NE corner chimney. S gable has similar concave ramped sides but flat top with square brick chimney. S gable end is windowless with added lean-to brick porch with centre doorway and timber fixed two-light window to left, with pointed heads to lights. Within porch is a C19 ledged door with 4-pane overlight, in pegged frame. W side has eaves dormer with catslide roof and small-paned iron casement pair. Ground floor cambered-headed windows to left and centre, casement pair to left, triple casement to centre, with iron opening lights. Flight of steps to centre ledged cellar door with 2-pane overlight and ventilator. N end gable has cambered-headed casement pair. Remarkable E front has big half-round bowed projection with conical slate roof. C19 gabled dormer breaking eaves with small paned iron casement pair. Ground floor has a cambered-headed opening over a small-paned triple casement with top lights and iron opening lights. Blue brick later sill. Rubble basement has a segmental pointed opening with chamfered red sandstone voussoirs, C17 or earlier, divided by brick pier with two single-pane casements. Small square window to left and door to far left. Wall to left of bow has a massive oak lintel over a tall recess backed by rough brickwork, purpose unknown.

Interior not inspected.