Description

HOLNE -
SX 76 NW

4/25 Church House Inn
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GV II

Public house, possibly originally the church house. Circa late C16 with later rear
wing and C20 accretions of rear. Roughcast stone rubble. C20 slate roof with
gabled and hipped ends. Probably originally 2 storeys. 3-room plan with 3-bay
central hall with small end rooms partitioned by screens. Entrance porch at left-
hand bay of hall. Lateral hall stack at centre front and gable end stack. Later
wing at rear of north end forming L-shaped plan. C19 staircase put into back of
left-hand bay of hall which has been partitioned off to create a stair hall, and
partition inserted into front of hall to create a snug. C20 accretions at rear and
lean-to at north end. 2 storeys. 5-window range. C20 timber ovolo moulded 2, 3
and 4-light windows with leaded panes. 2-storey gabled porch with later sham timber
framing to left of lateral stack at centre of front wall. Inner doorway has step
stop chamfered timber lintel and C19 panelled and glazed doors. Interior: 3 bays of
hall have 3 moulded ceiling beams with ovolo and 2 hollows. Similar head beams over
end screens. The north screen has wide planks and muntin with bead moulding and
moulded head beam with long pegs exposed. Some of the planks at one end have been
removed. The south end screen might exist inside later partition. Similarly
moulded joists in 3 bays of hall with concave scroll steps. The end room ceiling
plastered over and fireplaces blocked. Front lateral hall fireplace with granite
jambs and chamfered timber lintel, one end with bar step. Mid C19 staircase
inserted into south end of hall, with weathered hand rail and turned balusters.
Roofs entirely replaced in late C19.

Listing NGR: SX7061169510

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26401191

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Recommended Books

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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)