Gurteen Le Poer — GURTEEN LOWER

Farmyard complex, dated 1839, including (a) stable complex on a quadrangular plan about a courtyard comprising:(i) (north range) attached twelve-bay two-storey building retaining most original fenestration with two-bay two-storey gabled breakfront. Part refenestrated, c.1990. Hipped slate roof (gabled to breakfront) with clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks, rendered coping to gable, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Unpainted roughcast walls with rendered quoins to corners to breakfront, and cut-stone date stone/plaque. Square-headed window openings (in round-headed recesses to ground floor breakfront) with cut-stone sills. 6/6 timber sash windows to ground floor with louvered timber panel fittings to first floor, and some replacement uPVC casement windows, c.1990. Square-headed door openings with tongue-and-groove timber panelled doors, timber boarded double doors and overlights.(ii) (south range) attached eleven-bay two-storey building retaining most original fenestration with three-bay two-storey gabled breakfront having series of three elliptical-headed carriageways to ground floor. Hipped slate roof (gabled to breakfront) with clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Unpainted roughcast walls with rendered quoins to corners to breakfront, and roughcast parapet having cut-stone coping. Square-headed window openings with cut-stone sills. 6/6 timber sash windows to ground floor with louvered timber panel fittings to first floor. Square-headed door openings with timber boarded doors. Series of three elliptical-headed carriageways with cut-sandstone voussoirs and keystones, timber boarded double doors and overpanels.(iii) (west range) attached five-bay single-storey wing enclosing courtyard with series of five square-headed openings forming open arcade. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Unpainted roughcast wall to rear (west) elevation. Series of five square-headed openings forming open arcade with cast-iron intermediary pillars.(iv) (east range) entrance screen comprising pair of cast-iron open work piers with cast-iron double gates, and sections of cast-iron flanking railings on cut-stone plinth.(b) Detached ten-bay single-storey rubble stone outbuilding with half-attic to south-west on an L-shaped plan comprising three-bay single-storey range with half-attic to south originally having segmental-headed carriageway, and seven-bay single-storey mono-pitched wing to north-west. Pitched and hipped slate roof to main block (mono-pitched to wing) with red clay ridge tiles, rendered coping, and remains of cast-iron rainwater goods on rubble stone eaves. Random rubble stone walls with lime mortar. Square-headed window openings with no sills, lintels, and louvered timber panel fittings. Segmental-headed carriageway subsequently remodelled to accommodate two square-headed door openings with red brick dressings forming elliptical relieving arch over.(c) Walled garden to south with random rubble stone boundary wall having rendered coping, and pair of rubble stone buttresses flanking gateway comprising segmental-headed opening with cut-stone surround, cornice, voussoirs and keystone, and decorative iron gate having cut-stone lintel over, and iron protective bar to void over.