Survey Data
Reg No
22112005
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Historical, Social
Previous Name
Distillery House
Original Use
Miller's house
Historical Use
Post office
In Use As
House
Date
1800 - 1840
Coordinates
217166, 121803
Date Recorded
13/06/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Detached L-plan four-bay two-storey house with attic, built c.1820, having multiple-bay elevation to east side including slightly lower return, three-bay two-storey wing attached to south-west corner of rear, single-storey outbuilding attached to south end of return, single-storey outbuilding attached to latter, and with conservatory between return and wing. Hipped slate roofed porch to front. Hipped slate roofs, pitched to return, with rendered brick chimneystacks. Square-headed timber sliding sash windows throughout, three-over-six pane to first floor, six-over-six pane to ground floor, side walls of porch and to attic level of west gable. Hipped slate canted-bay window to west elevation of main block with one-over-one pane window flanked by six-over-six pane windows. West elevation of wing has blind openings, south elevation has six-over-six pane windows to first floor and six-over-nine pane to ground floor, flanking single-storey flat-roofed canted-bay window having triple four-over-six pane lights, with continuous sill and having moulded cornice to eaves. East elevation has irregular fenestration, with timber casement window and timber sliding sash three-over-six pane and six-over-six pane windows, one of latter being tripartite. All windows have limestone sills. Round-headed door opening to porch, with timber panelled door, spoked timber fanlight and limestone step. Cut limestone coping to parapet of porch, with panel beneath, porch being flanked by spearhead cast-iron railings on rubble limestone and sandstone plinth walls. Square-headed door timber battened half-door to east elevation. Two-storey barn to south of site with hipped slate roof, now raised and converted into apartments.
Appraisal
This well-proportioned house is enhanced by notable features such as the timber sash windows and the spoked fanlight to the door. Built in association with the former distillery in Marlfield this house forms an integral part of the historic fabric of the village. The outbuilding, and the cast-iron railings to the front of the site, further contribute to the setting of this house. The building was used as a post office in the early twentieth century.