Description

THRESHFIELD MONKHOLME LANE
SD 9863-9963
(north side)
9/115 Park Grange
Farmhouse.
10.9.54
GV II
House. Mid - late C17. Coursed gritstone and ashlar, graduated stone slate
roof. 2 storeys, 3 bays. Quoins. Board door between bays 1 and 2 with
cyma and hollow moulding and 3-centred head with weathered carving in
relief; " F 16?? H ". Recessed chamfered mullion windows throughout: of
5, 6 (with ovolo king mullion missing) and 5 (restored) lights to ground
floor, under a continuous dripmould which steps down to left of central and
right windows; and of 4, 6 (with king mullion) and 4 lights to first floor.
Large corniced stack to right and a single-flue stack to ridge between bays
2 and 3. Added 2-bay range to left, not of special interest. Right
return: reused recessed chamfered stonework to 2 windows on ground and
first floors, blocked paired single-light chamfered windows to apex, with 3
projecting bands above. Interior not inspected at resurvey but reported to
contain a very fine stone fireplace with moulded chamfer carried across
the massive 2-stone lintel which is cut to a shallow arch and the initials
"F H " in the spandrels; the fireplace is situated in the central room,
opposite the entrance, with a projecting stone staircase built out at the
rear on the other side of the stack. Also reported to retain its original
king-post roof trusses. The masonry of the facade is unusual for its
careful dressing; the Manor House porch is similar (q.v.). Yorkshire
Buildings Study Group, Report No. 838, 1982.

Listing NGR: SD9900663582

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26461195

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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)