Description

MONKLEIGH
SS4520
17/139 Chimneys (formerly
20.2.5.8 listed as The Corner
House)
GV. II
House. Early C17. Coursed slatestone rubble with cob to front
and rear; colourwashed render. Gabled slate roof; stone left end
stack to front; external lateral stack of stone to centre of
front wall. 3-unit plan, with through-passage to right of
central hall, flanked by parlour to right, and service room to
left. 2 storeys; 4-window range. C20 door to left; C20 lean-to
pentice over C20 door to right of lateral stack. Flat rendered
arches over late C19 two-light casements and C20 casement to top
right. C20 outshut to rear. Interior: cased beams in room to
right. C17 plank door and C19 quarter-turn stairs with winders
to left of passage: Lateral stack in central room (former hall)
has open fireplace with roll and ogee stop to chamfered
bressummer. Principal rafters of A-frame trusses visible on
first floor. The plan of this house is similar to that of
Crossway and Cross Cottage (q.v.)

Listing NGR: SS4551520775

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26399114

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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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