farm house — PRISON NORTH

Detached three-bay two-storey over basement tenant farmhouse, extant 1838, on a T-shaped plan with single-bay (two-bay deep) two-storey lower central return (north). In occasional use, 1862. Occupied, 1911. Sold, 1931. Renovated, 1985. Resold, 1999. Vacant, 2002. Undergoing "restoration", 2009-12. Hipped slate roof on collared timber construction centred on pitched slate roof (north) with clay ridge tiles, paired rendered central chimney stacks having red brick stringcourses below capping supporting crested pots, and remains of cast-iron rainwater goods on limewashed rendered red brick header bond eaves retaining cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes. Coursed rubble stone battered walls originally limewashed with squared rubble stone flush quoins to corners; remains of limewashed surface finish to side (west) elevation. Square-headed central door opening with red brick block-and-start surround framing timber panelled door having overlight. Square-headed window openings with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and red brick block-and-start surrounds framing replacement timber casement windows retaining three-over-six (ground floor) or one-over-one (first floor) timber sash windows to rear (north) elevation. Interior including (ground floor): central entrance hall-cum-staircase hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, staircase on a dog leg plan with turned timber "spindle" balusters supporting carved timber banister terminating in turned timber newels, carved timber surrounds to door openings to landing framing timber panelled doors, and timber boarded vaulted ceiling; reception room (west) retaining carved timber surround to door opening framing timber panelled door with carved timber surround to window opening framing timber panelled shutters, and timber boarded ceiling; reception room (east) retaining carved timber surround to door opening framing timber panelled door with carved timber surround to window opening framing timber panelled shutters, and moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling; kitchen (north) retaining hearth with tooled cut-limestone voussoirs; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors. Set in unkempt grounds.