Country house, now N.C.B. training centre and museum of mining. 1937. Brierley, Rutherford and Syme for the Peake family. Neo-Georgian style. Hand made red brick. Plain tile hipped roofs. West/garden front. 2 ridge stacks, 2 outer stacks and single central stack to the rear, all red brick. Moulded cornice. Brick quoins. Set on a plinth. 2 storeys plus attic, 11 bays. The outer 2 bays are set back and the third bay in on each side projects. Dentil and raised brick first floor band. Central doorway, 3 steps up with double glazing bar door. Either side are 2 sashes with single larger sashes in the projecting bays. To the right, set back, is a single sash and single larger sash to the right. To the left, set back, is a single sash with single smaller sash to the left. Above, central sash flanked by single blind oval panels with decorative raised brick surrounds. Either side are 2 smaller sashes. In the projecting bays are single sashes flanked by single similar oval panels. To the right, set back, are 2 sashes following the pattern of those below. To the left, set back, is a single glazing bar sash with single larger sash to the left. In the attic there is a single hipped dormer with single tripartite casement with lead glazing bars. In the south wall of the right projecting bay are 3 sashes with 3 smaller sashes above. In the south wall of the left projecting bay is a single sash and in the north wall is a doorway with glazing bar door replacing a sash, flanked by single sashes. Above are 2 sashes with a doorway to the left with glazing bar door and fron fire escape leading to the ground. All ground floor openings have flush wedge lintels, key blocks and cambered arches. East/entrance front of 10 bays with first and cambered arches. Central doorway 2 steps up with double panelled door and ashlar surround with 2 ashlar brackets supporting an open pediment. Either side and set back are 2 sashes. To the left is a single projecting bay with oval casement in decorative raised brick surround and further left in a further projecting wing are 2 sashes. To the right is a projecting 2 bay wing with single sash and single small casement to the right. A11 ground floor/windows have flush wedge lintels and all except casements have key blocks and cambered arches. Above are 5 glazing bar sashes. To the left is a large sash and further left 2 sashes. To the right, in the projecting wing, is a single sash with single small casement to the right. Projecting from the right is a 7 bay wing with 3 red brick stacks. The fifth bay from the left slightly projects and has no band. Having from left to right a doorway with glazing bar and panelled door and glazing bar overlight, a single sash, a single small casement, a single sash, a doorway with similar door and overlight, a single casement set low, a single small casement and a single sash. Above are 4 sashes and to the right a single similar sash set low, a single casement and on the far righta single sash. All except the fixed light have flush wedge lintels and cambered arches. In the attic are 4 hipped dormers with 2 quadripartite casements alternating with 2 tripartite casements all with lead glazing bars. All windows have glazing bars. Interior has a panelled hall with rooms leading off, 3 of which are panelled with decorative door cases and fireplaces, a single-room has an Adam style fireplace. There is a panelled library with niches and marble fireplace. On the first floor are several contemporary fireplaces. Open well stair with turned balusters. (NCC/js)