Description

SD 92SE TODMORDEN (former M.B.) MANKINHOLES (OFF)
SD 960236 (east side)

7/203 Old Farmhouse and Old Farm Cottage
(formerly listed as Old Farmhouse
and barn, Mankinholes)
22.11.66

G.V. II

House, now in 2 occupations. Late C16. Large dressed stone, stone slate roof.
3-room, through-passage house. 2 storeys. Windows to south front are double
chamfered mullioned with a deep splay and hollow chamfered mullions. Reads
3-light window with hoodmould with straight return partly obscured by porch with
2 doorways protecting original door entry which has deep straight lintel,
composite jambs and wide stop chamfered surround. 3-light window partly over
porch. 8-light housebody window with hoodmould which continues over 4-light
parlour window. Over is 8-light and 3-light window. One stack to ridge backs
on to through passage. Right hand return wall carries dressed stack below ridge
and has 2 inserted doorways and cross-window to ground floor. Two 3-light
windows to 1st floor, one with hoodmould. Northern end of return wall carries
well dressed stack in single storey outshut. Left hand return wall has 3-light
window to 1st floor. Coped gables which have carved ball shape to apex. Rear
has similar door to front at end of through passage now altered to window. To
right a 5-light window. A 3-light window to 1st floor to left. Other inserted
windows and doorway. Rear of outshut under catslide roof has 5-light window.
Interior: Division wall between housebody and parlour is board and muntin
panelled wall (partly obscured). Housebody has scarf jointed spine beams
(evidence of former bressumer), and large basket arched fireplace with joggled
skewbacks and cyma moulded surround of similar character to that to Lower Ashes,
Ashes Lane (q.v.) and probably of C18 date as is fine stair which has turned oak
balusters and raised and fielded panelling. Built into outbuilding is part of
fireplace lintel decoratively inscribed 'W M I', formerly in the parlour. Some
of the window stones are marked with the letter 'E'.

Listing NGR: SD9600323626

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26523484

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Recommended Books

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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)