Description

SOWERBY BRIDGE DEAN HOUSE LANE
SE 02 NW
(west side, off),
1/36 Luddenden
17.8.76 Broadfold (formerly
listed as Murgatroyd
Mansion, Broadfold)
GV II
House, now 13 flats. Dated 1877, converted c1980. For John Murgatroyd. Ashlar
with Welsh slate roof. 2 storeys, 4 x 4 bays. Entrance front: chamfered plinth,
lst-floor cill band, lst-floor impost band with leaf motif, eaves band, frieze
with fielded panels, corbelled cornice. Central bay breaks forward and has portico,
on 2-step podium, of paired Ionic columns and pilasters supporting entablature
with pulvinated frieze and modillion cornice; underside of roof has elaborate floral-
decorated panel with margins; inside is panelled door with fanlight flanked by
arched windows, each with imposts on decorated panels and with keyed moulded
archivolt. Ground-floor windows are segment-arched with corbelled cills and
archivolts; lst-floor windows are round-arched with corbelled cills and keyed
archivolts; all have C20 windows; central bay has paired windows over portico with
marble colonette. Segmental pediment over central bay with Murgatroyd arms and
lion-headed swags. C20 mansard roof (originally hipped). Rear: 2 left bays of
ashlar in style of front, bay 2 breaking forward and with paired windows; to its
left a segment-arched doorway with archivolt, the keystone initialled 'JM' and
dated segmental pediment. Right-hand bays plainer, of rusticated stone. Right
return (garden front): style continued from front. Outer bays break forward and
have canted bay windows to ground floor, paired windows above and were formerly
under hipped roofs. Interior: entrance hall has dentil cornice and elaborate
ceiling rose; stair is cantilevered, of stone, with elaborate wrought-iron balusters
and wooden handrail with curtail.

Listing NGR: SE0386627187

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26600185

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Recommended Books

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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2