Description

TL 31NE WARE RURAL MORLEY PONDS
(south side)
Wareside
Morley Hall and
2/56 former stables attached
on south
24.1.67 (Formerly listed as Morley House
under General)
GV

House. C17. C18 and C20, remodelled in Palladian style by
Raymond Erith for Buxton family in 1956,'JFB 1956' on rainwater
head at E end. Stucco with stone dressings and hipped slate
roofs to main block at N. Gabled and jettied 2-storeys C17
timberframed and tiled block adjoining on S, and stables of red
brick with weatherboarded upper floor and steep hipped slate
roof, next on S, 2-storeys, 2-windows, parapeted ballroom wing at
W end of N wing added in 1930's. Relatively plain 2-storeys, 5-
windows N front with central door. Chamfered stone plinth,
stucco lined as ashlar of varied course heights with flat arches,
heavy modillioned cornice, recessed sash windows with 6/6 panes
and upper windows smaller, 6-panel studded double doors in a
giant stone surround with full entablature, upward converging
jambs and carved scrolled trusses. The eastern part of this 2-
windows deep N range replaced a Victorian house and conservatory.
S side of N block is a conceit designed to appear as if the
(older) C17 cottaqe had been built against the centre of a 2-
storeys pedimented villa with flanking 2-storeys towers with
heavy modillioned cornices, which would be revealed, if it were
to be removed. Inside, the entrance hall has 2 large Tuscan
columns at the W end screening the staircase. The inner hall is
circular with a wide circular qallery and coved upper ceiling and
square lantern. Fine proportions and delicate plasterwork,
especially in the Dining Room.

Listing NGR: TL3872315312

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26346362

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

• 
  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
• 
  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
• 
  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
• 
  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014