Description

BICKERSTAFFE HALL LANE
SD 40 SW
13/27 Bickerstaffe Hall
11-10-1968
GV II

House. Mid-to-late C18. Brick in Flemish bond with some stone dressings
and slate roof. Double-depth plan under M-roof. 2 storeys with attic, 3
bays. Facade has stone plinth and moulded stone eaves cornice. Windows
are sashed with glazing bars and have stone sills and keyed rusticated
lintels. Door, between 1st and 2nd bays, has painted surround with edge
roll moulding under open timber lean-to porch. Re-set above the plinth
between the 2nd and 3rd bays is a plaque carved with the shield of arms
of the Stanley family and inscribed: '1667 ES'. Above the doorway is a
plaque carved with an eagle and child. Chimneys on gables and between 2nd
and 3rd bays. The right-hand (north) gable has a rainwater hopper cast
with an eagle and the date '1772'. On the south side is a similar hopper,
but the date is less easy to read. Interior: between the entrance hall
and the stair hall is a keyed round arch with pilaster reveals and
modillion cornice. The dog-leg stair rises in 4 flights and has an open
string, 3 turned balusters to each tread, and a ramped handrail.

Listing NGR: SD4438804067

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26524446

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Recommended Books

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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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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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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)