Description

SD 82 SW RAWTENSTALL BURY ROAD

6/171 Horncliffe House - - II

Large house, later C19, now Old People's Home. Sandstone with ashlar and carved dressings, hipped slate roofs with various chimneys. Double-pile plan with rear extensions etc. Two storeys; symmetrical 3-bay facade to front range has rectangular porch with round-headed entrance arch in front and segmental-headed windows in sides, dentilled cornice, balustraded parapet with an ornamental pediment in the centre and corner finials; ground floor has tripartite sashed windows in shallow bays of ashlar with dentilled cornices, above which similar surrounds to coupled segmental-headed sashed 1st floor windows have chamfered sills with carving in the centre, and elaborately carved parapets with finials, that over the centre window being much larger. Outer bays of rear range have similar windows. The principal feature of interest is the interior, which has richly ornamented doorcases, cornices, plaster ceilings, stairwell with painted panels in the sides of the skylight, and 3 fireplaces of interest: in the hall of freely carved stone in the shape of a mantel clock, incorporating a round clock in the overmantel carving; in the front room to the right, with Art Nouveau copper hood and side panels in a wooden architrave incorporating 3 oval pictures in the overmantel; and in the study to the rear also in Art Nouveau style with copper hood and panelled surrounds with alcoves incorporating overmantel cupboards with ornamental hinges.

Listing NGR: SD8008020731

External Links

• Wikidata Q26604180

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Recommended Books

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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2