The farmhouse is built in renderedsandstone. It is in two storeys with an attic, and has an entrance front of two bays. On the right are a 20th-century porch and a 19th-century wing. The windows are mullioned, and contain casements. Inside the farmhouse is a blocked inglenook.[2]
This originated as a brick farm building, and was converted into a boathouse when the lake was created in the 19th century. It is in two storeys with an attic. The lake front has a stone lower floor containing an archway. The upper part is timber-framed and jettied with decorative bargeboards. Behind is part of the original brick building with a slate roof. Other features include a brick tower and a cantedbay window.[3][4]
The bridge carries Wharf Lane across the Macclesfield Canal, for which the engineer was William Crosley. It is built in sandstone and consists of a single horseshoe arch with voussoirs, keystones, and parapets. There are curved retaining walls ending in square piers.[6]
The bridge carries New Road across the Macclesfield Canal, for which the engineer was William Crosley. It is built in sandstone and consists of a single horseshoe arch with voussoirs, keystones, and parapets. There are curved retaining walls ending in square piers.[8]
The icehouse tower was designed by Edward Blore and is built in sandstone. It is hexagonal and in three storeys. In the lowest stage is a two-light window, with lancets in the upper stages. Inside is a brick tunnel vaulted corridor leading to a circular domed chamber.[3][12]
The summerhouse was designed by Edward Blore. It is built in sandstone, is octagonal in shape, is in two storeys, and has a castellatedparapet. The summerhouse is linked to a stone wall carrying a raised walkway. There are two doors in the upper storey linking to the walkway, and a door in the lower storey leading into the garden. The upper storey also contains lancet windows.[3][13]
The gate lodge, designed by Edward Blore, is built in sandstone with a roof of cement tiles. It is in a single storey, and has a T-shaped plan. The entrance front has a gabledbay containing a bay window, above which is a brattishedparapet. In the gable is a niche containing a heraldic shield. The gate piers at the entrance to the drive are included in the listing.[3][14]
The garden wall is in brick, surrounds the former kitchen garden, and is attached to outbuildings. At the northwest corner is Fern House, a restored former greenhouse. Against the north face of the north wall is another outbuilding, in brick with a tiled roof, now stretching for 13 bays. Two of these bays form the Mushroom House, which contains 36 arched recesses for mushroom beds.[3][15]
The gate lodge is built in sandstone with a tiled roof. It is in two storeys with wings of a single storey, and contains Tudor details. On the drive front is a semi-octagonal bay window containing casements. At the top of each face is a steep gable with decorative bargeboards. The central gable contains a shield with a coat of arms and the date.[3][16]
The farmhouse is built in concrete with ashlar dressings and a tiled roof in two storeys. The entrance front has a projecting right gabledbay containing a two-storey bay window. In the house are cross-windows and casements with lattice glazing.[17]
