Description

SHEFFIELD

SK39SE ATTERCLIFFE COMMON
784-1/2/37 (North West side)
01/05/52 Carbrook Hall Public House

II*

Formerly known as: No.537 Ye Old Carbrook Hall Hotel
ATTERCLIFFE COMMON.
House, now public house. c1620, with C18 and mid C20
alterations and mid C19 additions. Rendered and colourwashed,
with some squared dressed stone exposed at the rear, stone
dressings and hipped slate roof. Paired ashlar ridge stack and
truncated rendered external rear wall stack.
EXTERIOR: chamfered plinth, moulded first floor band and
eaves. 2 storeys; 5 window range. North-east front has 2
glazing bar sashes, a central blank, and 2 C20 windows, all
with chamfered stone surrounds. Off-centre C19 gabled porch
with Tudor arched doorway, flanked to right by a 3-light stone
mullioned window and to left by a larger C19 triple sash with
stone mullions. Beyond, to left, a small late C19 door and
beyond, a blocked 3-light mullioned window. Left end has 2
stone cross mullioned windows on each floor, those above
blocked. Rear has a recessed 3 bay link between the C17 range
and the C19 and C20 additions. C17 range, to right, has 2
stone cross mullioned windows on each floor. In the centre,
three 2-light mullioned windows, and below, a C19 triple sash.
To left, projecting chimney breast with a 3-light mullioned
window, flanked to left by a C20 lean-to addition.
INTERIOR has to south a C17 panelled ground floor room with
vine trail plaster frieze and enriched cross beam ceiling,
also with vine trail. Elaborate early C17 oak chimneypiece
with Corinthian columns and allegorical figures and Latin
inscription to overmantel. The room above has framed panelling
with painted decoration and larger stone chimneypiece with
corniced mantelshelf and overmantel flanked by unusual
caryatids. Door with shaped fielded panels, and 3 late C18
panelled doors.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Carbrook Hall was the home of the Blunt
family from 1176, and from the late C16 belonged to the Bright
family, lords of the manor of Eccleshall. John Bright was
active during the Civil War, and the building was used as a
Parliamentarian meeting place during the siege of Sheffield
Castle.
(The Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Yorkshire: The West
Riding: London: 1967-: 469).

Listing NGR: SK3888390012

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Carbrook Hall at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q5038096

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