Description

CHURCH GATTY PARK SD 72 NW 4/49 Elmfield Hall - G.V. II

Large house, 1850's, for F.A. Gatty, now Old Peoples Social Centre. Ashlar, hipped slate roof with 2 ridge chimneys. Double pile 5-bay symmetrical front block, of 2 storeys in classical style; rusticated quoins, channelled rustication to ground floor, dentilled eaves cornice. Tetrastyle Corinthian porch with cornice and balustraded parapet, covering double doors with round-headed architrave; above, a triple window with open segmental pediment and cornice on consoles; otherwise, 4 windows each floor, at ground floor with splayed voussoirs and at 1st floor with decorative iron balconies. Large service range to rear used as hostel. History: F.A. Gatty and Co., were chemical manufacturers at Hagg Works, 1836-96; family gave house and grounds to Church township.

Listing NGR: SD7499529019

External Links

• Wikidata Q26328601

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Recommended Books

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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)