Description

SJ 45 SE BROXTON C.P. BARNHILL LANE
(North-east Side)

8/12 Bankhead

GV II

House, 1864, by Alfred Waterhouse, built as a dower house for the
Bolesworth Estate. Red brick in header bond with red sandstone
dressings; roof of banded shaped tiles with hipped gables and pierced
bargeboards carries ridge chimneys with octagonal flues. An irregular
plan, originally of 3 bays extended (in identical style) 2 bays to
right. An irregular pattern of 1, 2 and 3 light windows with
shouldered splays to jambs and mullions, contains recessed sashes
without bars; staircase and porch windows have lattice leads. Gabled
porch contains shaped double doors of oak in arched opening; ornate
boot-scrapers. A square bay window right of porch supports smaller
canted bay to bedroom above. Stone bands. Ornate circular windows in
the 2 main gables.
Interior: Broad dogleg stair with shaped newels and good turned
balusters. Substantial 4-panel doors in heavy casings. All joinery
is of pine. The massing and detailing is, for Waterhouse, plain and
direct.

Listing NGR: SJ4878754613

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q62512729

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Recommended Books

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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)