Description

SOWERBY BRIDGE JOHN NAYLOR LANE
SE 0424 and SE 0524
(east side, off)
9/104 Luddenden Foot
- No 2 Stansfield Hall, and
No 1 Stansfield Hall
- II
House, now 2 dwellings. Dated 1855. Coursed rock-faced stone, Welsh slate roof.
2 storeys with attic. 3 bays, central bay narrower and set back, outer bays gabled.
Symmetrical facade: hollow-moulded plinth, ground-floor dripmould. Steps up to
Tudor-arched part-glazed door in moulded surround with overlights in spandrels and
chamfered surround to whole. Above are 2 shields and a cross-window with hoodmould.
Outer bays each have an embattled bay window with a transomed 3-light window to ground
floor, a cross-window with hoodmould to lst floor, and a 1-light window with hoodmould
and carved heads to attic. Ashlar coping, central bay embattled, finials to gables.
External stacks with diamond-set flues to left and right. Rear: 3-light transomed
stair window; right, projecting, bay and left bay have external stacks. Right return:
dripmould returns as string; 4-light mullion-and-transom window on right with 3-light
mullion-and-transom window and window with hoodmould above and embattled oriel to
its left; embattled parapet. Left return: 4-light window to ground floor, left; transomed
3- and 2-light windows with hoodmoulds above; embattled parapet. Interior retains
many fine features. The entrance hall, 2 front rooms and rear right room (divided
from front room by panelled screen): carved and panelled doors with decorative brass
plates and elaborate architraves; finely-carved surrounds to fireplaces (some of which
are marble); elaborate cornices; fine plaster ceiling to entrance hall. Large stone
fireplace in kitchen (rear left). Fine grate with tiled and marbled surround and
wooden architrave to master bedroom (front right).

Listing NGR: SE0425724326

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26479721

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