Description

HOLMES CHAPEL CP MIDDLEWICH ROAD
SJ 76 NW

3/19 Cotton Hall
(Formerly listed under
14.2.67 the parish of Cranage)

- II*

Formerly farmhouse, now private house. Late C15 origins with late C17
alterations and C19 and C20 additions. Red brick and plaster infilled
timber framing with tile roof. 2 storeys and attic, 5 bays, gabled.
The east gable has softwood planted timbers covering oak timbers in
the same arrangement, this is small framing with decorative panel
infilling and vase shaped studs in late C17 style. Raking bressumer,
at first floor, carved in continuous diamond motif arid flanked by
consoles with female heads with ruffs. Jettied gable flanked by
carved consoles. 2-light ground floor window with original wrought
iron casements, on gudgeons, and lead lattice glazing. Replaced
3-light flush casement, with lattice glazing, at first floor. The
west gable-end is of old bricks with two-course-deep bands at first
floor and eaves. Pair of bolection-moulded 4-panel oak doors in heavy
chamfered frame. There is a French window with wing lights and leaded
glazing and at first floor level three replaced 2-light cross windows
with leaded glazing and stone sills. There is a blocked window in the
gable and the gables have barge boards. At the rear the north-east
gable has timbers showing above a full length lean-to. Large C20
additions rear north-west. High standing stacks flank both north
facing gables.
Interior: Timbers in internal walls including deep ground sill;
moulded mullion window in former external wall. Tudor arch shaped
heads in timber framing. Deep heavily moulded girding beam. Massive
octagonal posts. Ogee moulded, large girth frame members. Inglenook.
Deep bevelled floor beams and flat stop-chamfered mediaeval ceiling
joists. Main truss moulded posts with "T" shaped section and moulded
capping. The C15 trusses in the attic are at right angles to the C17
external gables. There is an arched braced truss with moulded canted
tie beam and curved braces and an intermediate collar truss with long
curved braces. Deep wall plates, massive jowls, at tops of posts,
studs in walls widely spaced without rails. Original purlins with
wind braces, wide boarded attic door on "H" hinges.

Listing NGR: SJ7481967411

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17551715

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