Maddyboy House

Detached five-bay two-storey double-pile house, built c. 1810. Single-bay single-storey porch to front (south) and single-bay single-storey extension to rear (north) elevation. Hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks to rear block. Flat roofs to porch and extension. Roughcast rendered walls having render plinth course. Square-headed openings with limestone sills and replacement uPVC window. Square-headed openings to rear having limestone sills and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Elliptical-headed opening to rear having fixed window with spoked fanlight. Square-headed opening to porch with fixed windows and limestone sill. Square-headed opening to porch having timber panelled door. Nine-bay single-storey outbuilding to north with pitched corrugated-iron roof. Render over rubble limestone walls. Square-headed window openings. Square-headed door openings having dressed limestone voussoirs. Pair of square-profile dressed limestone piers with carved caps, double-leaf cast-iron gates and sweeping walls terminating in second pair of piers.

The form of this house attests to a number of periods of construction, the double-pile massing is evidence of the building's evolution to accommodate changing needs. Well maintained, the house retains much of its early form, together with some salient features and materials, which contribute to the historic quality of the site. The house is an appealing feature in the landscape, and contributes to the diversity and character of the architectural heritage of the local area.