Listed Building: SWARKESTONE HALL FARMHOUSE (1088346)

Farmhouse. Early C17 with C19 additions to rear. Built by the Harpur family. Ashlar with stone dressings, flush quoins and plinth. Plain tile roofs with moulded stone copings to gables and flush parapets with similar copings, also with one massive central brick ridge stack and another small brick ridge stack. Two storeys plus attics and three bays, front and rear elevations with three tall gables to centre flanked by straight parapets. Main elevation has two semi-circular steps up to central moulded four-centred arched doorcase with 3-light mullioned overlight and long dripmould. To north is a later small pane window and beyond is a 3-light recessed and chamfered mullion window with dripmould. Similar window to south of doorcase and above three similar shallower windows. Above again three more similar mullioned windows in the gables. North and south gable walls have similar windows to each floor and rear elevation has similar windows to first floor and in the gables. Attached to north side of rear elevation is a late C19 brick addition with glazing bar sashes. Interior has winder staircase with plain splat balusters, large chamfered ceiling beams and some inglenook fireplaces. Listing NGR: SK3745528406